National Target
National Target 15: Realization of conservation and restoration of degraded ecosystems in the region
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Ecosystem conservation and restoration in degraded areas need to be carried out under the consideration that:
· Conservation and restoration of degraded areas are efforts to increase the effectiveness of conservation and management of biodiversity in order to sustain the balance between ecosystems, biodiversity and natural resources as a life-system to support sustainable development. (DJKSDAE-KLHK, 2015).
Activities related to utilization of marine and fisheries resources, whether it is located inland, coastal or oceanic area, may impose ecosystem damage, sedimentation and pollution. Such damage to marine and fisheries resources, if not revived or restored, will significantly reduce the stream of benefits gained from environmental services. Therefore, various efforts are required to perform ecosystem restoration and pollution control as well as marine and fisheries resources revitalization (KemenKP, 2017).
The formulation of National Targets was carried out in a participatory manner through (1) evaluation and mapping of suitability and implementation of the IBSAP 2003-2020; (2) as a whole, formulating action plans and programs for achieving national and global targets by updating data and information regarding the current status of Indonesian biodiversity and key documents such as the National Medium-Term Development Plan 2015-2019 and Government Work Plan in 2015 which are published by five Ministries/Government institutions, i.e. the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Forestry (since January 2015, both ministries have merged and became the Ministry of Environment and Forestry), the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI); and (3) consultations, as the results of identification of national targets along with the action plans and programs, with relevant biodiversity experts, biodiversity managers in Ministries/Agencies, Regional Governments, private sector/biodiversity actors, and civil society organizations through various workshops, seminars, focus group discussions during the period 2013 - 2014 at the national level and some in the regional level (KemenPPN/BAPPENAS, 2016, pp. 17-19).
