Meet the FABLE Indonesia team

The team is led by the Research Center for Climate Change, University of Indonesia (RCCC-UI) and the Centre for Climate Risk and Opportunity Management, Bogor Agricultural University (CCROM).

RCCC - UI is a premier research institution dedicated to advancing climate change research and education. Its goals include enhancing climate change research and training initiatives in Indonesia, fostering collaboration among national and global stakeholders, and pioneering scientific advancements in climate change studies. They strive to translate research findings into actionable insights for stakeholders, thereby positioning the University of Indonesia as a leader in formulating effective climate change policies and strategies.

CCROM focuses on enhancing society's capacity in Southeast Asia and the Pacific to understand the development impacts of climate variability and change. They collaborate with the government, research institutes, donor agencies, NGOs, and communities to assess and manage climate risks. By applying scientific methodologies, they help various economic sectors adapt to present and future climate risks. Their work involves developing and evaluating climate risk management strategies, integrating climate risk management into development efforts, and facilitating knowledge sharing to support effective climate risk management.

Models used by the team: FABLE Calculator and AFOLU Dashboard.

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Transforming food and land-use systems in Indonesia

Indonesia is home to the second-highest level of biodiversity worldwide, with over 50% of its land covered by forests and 42% for cropland, followed by grassland at 4%. Its agricultural sector is diverse, encompassing both large plantations and small-scale farmers, with export commodities such as oil palm and rubber dominating the plantation areas, while rice, maize, and cassava are staple crops.

However, low productivity issues for staple goods have raised concerns for Indonesia's food security. Indonesia’s agricultural policy aims to increase agricultural productivity (non-oil palm commodities) by 4% annually and reduce the demand for land by increasing crop productivity and cropping intensity. The low agricultural productivity is due to a large number of smallholder farmers (“petani gurem”) with less than 0.5 hectares of land, leading to agricultural land conversion to non-agricultural land.

Deforestation and conversion of forests into agricultural land have contributed to greenhouse gas emissions and resulted in a loss of critical biodiversity. The practice of slash and burn by smallholder farmers in forest areas is also a major cause of forest loss and land degradation. Sustainable land-use practices and protection of critical biodiversity could be achieved by implementing policies such as encouraging agroforestry, improved land-use planning, and supporting smallholder farmers with better access to technology and training.

Key national objectives and targets

• Indonesia's Long-Term Strategy for Low Carbon and Climate Resilience 2050 sets out a target to peak domestic GHG emissions by 2030, decreasing GHG emmissions and reaching 540 Mton CO2 equivalent (CO2e) emissions by 2050.
• Indonesia aims to rapidly progress towards net-zero emission in 2060 or sooner.
• Indonesia aims to reduce the impact of climate change on national GDP loss by 3.45% in 2050, through increasing resilience in four basic necessities (food, water, energy, and environmental health), with three target areas of resilience (economy, social and livelihood, ecosystem and landscape).

Publications

• Winarni NL, Mitchell SL, Anugra BG, et al. Bird diversity in the forests and coconut farms of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Oryx. 2023:1-10. doi:10.1017/S0030605323000315.
• Winarni, N.L., Nuruliawati N, Anugra B.G, Junaid AR, Widayanti S, Aslan A, et al. Can cities provide butterfly-friendly habitats? Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity. 2023;24(4). https://doi.org/10.13057/biodiv/d240447.
• Katie L. Spencer, Nicolas J. Deere, Muhammad Aini, Ryan Avriandy, Gail Campbell-Smith, Susan M. Cheyne, David L.A. Gaveau, Tatyana Humle, Joseph Hutabarat, Brent Loken, David W. Macdonald, Andrew J. Marshall, Courtney Morgans, Yaya Rayadin, Karmele L. Sanchez, Stephanie Spehar, Suanto, Jito Sugardjito, Heiko U. Wittmer, Jatna Supriatna, Matthew J. Struebig, Implications of large-scale infrastructure development for biodiversity in Indonesian Borneo, Science of The Total Environment, Volume 866, 2023, 161075, ISSN 0048-9697, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161075.
• Ibbett, H., Jones, J. P. G., Dorward, L., Kohi, E. M., Dwiyahreni, A. A., Prayitno, K., Sankeni, S., Kaduma, J., Mchomvu, J., Wijaya Saputra, A., Sabiladiyni, H., Supriatna, J., & St John, F. A. V. (2023). A mixed methods approach for measuring topic sensitivity in conservation. People and Nature, 5, 1245–1261. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10501.
• Dwiyahreni, Asri A., Fuad, Habiburrachman A.H., Sunaryo, , Soesilo, Tri Edhi Budhi, Margules, Chris, and Supriatna, Jatna (2021) Forest cover changes in Indonesia's terrestrial national parks between 2012 and 2017. Biodiversitas, 22 (3). pp. 1235-1242. DOI: 10.13057/biodiv/d220320.
• FABLE (2020). Pathways to Sustainable Land-Use and Food Systems. 2020 Report of the FABLE Consortium. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), Laxenburg and Paris. 10.22022/ESM/12-2020.16896. Indonesia chapter.
• FABLE (2019). Pathways to Sustainable Land-Use and Food Systems. 2019 Report of the FABLE Consortium. Laxenburg and Paris: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). Pathway for Indonesia.