East Kalimantan Governor Isran Noor attended the 2022 Adipura Award and the Signing of the REDD + Forest Carbon Partnership Facility Carbon Fund (FCPF-CF) Incentive Payment Agreement.
The event, which was attended by the number one person on the Etam continent, was held at the Dr Soedjarwo Auditorium, Manggala Wanabakti Building, Jalan Gatot Subroto, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday (28/2/2023).
In an official statement obtained by Tribunkaltim.co, Governor Isran Noor expressed his gratitude for the signing of an agreement for payment of FCPF-CF East Kalimantan incentives.
Later, from the first payment by the Environmental Fund Management Agency (BPDLH), the Ministry of Finance, East Kalimantan Province BPKAD and East Kalimantan BPKADs.
The signing was carried out by the Main Director of the Environmental Fund Management Agency (BPDLH) Djoko Hendratto together with the Head of BPKAD for East Kalimantan Province, and the Heads of BPKAD for 8 (eight) districts/cities, namely Berau, Kutai Kartanegara, West Kutai, East Kutai, Mahakam Ulu, Paser, Penajam Regencies North Paser and Balikpapan City.
"The reduction in East Kalimantan's emissions from 2019 to 2020 has seen an achievement of 66 percent from 27.5 million tons of CO2 to 9.3 million tons of CO2 at the end of 2020," explained Governor Isran.
"With a potential fund of USD 110 million or Rp 1.7 trillion which will be paid to the Indonesian government through BPDLH to the East Kalimantan Province. For the performance of GHG emission reductions the East Kalimantan Provincial Government accompanied by the Directorate General of Climate Change Control (PPI) has succeeded in showing the performance and payment of the first RPP in form of advance payment and has been carried out by the World Bank," explained Djoko.
For your information, several parties were also present at the awarding ceremony of the 2022 Adipura Award and the signing of the Agreement on Incentive Payments for the Implementation of REDD + Forest Carbon Partnership Facility Carbon Fund (FCPF-CF).
Indonesian Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya Bakar, Minister of Environment 1993-1998 Sarwono Kusumaatmadja as Chairman of the Adipura Advisory Council and member of Rachmat Witoelar.
World Bank Representative for Indonesia and Timor-Leste Satu Kahkonen.
Director General of Waste, Garbage and Hazardous Toxic Materials Management (PSLB3) Rosa Vivien Ratnawati, Main Director of the Environmental Fund Management Agency (BPDLH) Djoko Hendratto.