Indonesia is a “megabiodiversity country”, because it has large amounts of biodiversity and natural wealth, such as beautiful and unique natural panorama. National parks (Taman Nasional) are the last strongholds for the protection and preservation of Indonesia’s biodiversity. The area of national parks reaches 16.2 million hectares or 59.81% of the total conservation area which […]
Jakarta, Februari 15, 2020. Based on the “2019 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report” released in January 2020 by the University of Pennsylvania, PATTIRO once again made the list of the Top Transparency and Good Governance Think Tanks, at the 34th position out of 67 world think tanks on the issues of transparency and
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“URGENCY OF LOW CARBON AND EQUALITY-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT TO OVERCOME GAPS AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND LIVELIHOODS OF INDIGENOUS PAPUANS” With the advent of the Reformasi era, the central government began treating Papua differently. While during the New Order, the militaristic approach was highly dominant, during the reformasi period, the approach undertaken was to give authority
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“Bali Green Leadership Forum: Ecology-Based Fiscal Initiative” Nusa Dua, Bali, January 23, 2020 A number of Regional Heads who have and are implementing Ecological Fiscal Transfer (EFT) schemes have gathered in Bali for the Bali Green Leadership Forum, Thursday, January 23, 2020. The event, organized by the Center for Regional Studies and Information (PATTIRO) and
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Author: Nurjanah A number of representatives of provincial, district/city governments, civil society organizations and academics attended the Workshop “Developing Ecology-Based Fiscal Incentive Schemes” which was held on 22 January 2020 in Surabaya by PATTIRO and The Asia Foundation (TAF). At the workshop also present were representatives from the Fiscal Policy Agency, Ministry of Finance (Ministry of Finance); and the Directorate General
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The government has committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 29% on its own efforts and reach 41% with international assistance in 2030, from the state of Business as Usual/BAU. This effort requires synergy between the Government, the Provincial Governments and the Regency Governments in accordance with their respective authorities. In line with this, commitments
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In 2040, Asia is expected to return to being the center of gravity of the world economy. This was conveyed by a researcher from McKinsey, Jeongmin Seong, in one of the sessions at the annual Asia Pacific think tank conference held in Bangkok in mid-November. In 2040, it is estimated that Asian consumption will reach
In general, Indonesia’s forest areas, aside from functioning as a conservation area, are also a source of livelihood for the surrounding communities. The 2014 BPS survey stated that the number of people living around forest areas was around 32,447,851 persons. The percentage of villages located in forest areas is 2.48% or around 2,037 villages, while
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Jakarta, 15 November 2019. PATTIRO encourages National Parks in Indonesia to become Public Service Bodies (BLU). This change in status to BLU is so that National Parks can optimize their role and function in managing National Parks. This initiation is a recommendation resulting from a study regarding Sustainable Financing of National Parks through the Establishment
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While increasing the number of visitors to National Parks can indeed increase revenue for the state treasury, on the other hand, it is also feared to threaten the preservation of biodiversity and ecosystems in national parks. The discourse to encourage national park management centers to implement the Public Service Agency (BLU) Financial Management Pattern (PPK)
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The enactment of Law No. 25 of 2009 concerning Public Services is one form of the government’s commitment in improving the quality of public service delivery. This commitment was further strengthened by the establishment of the National Public Service Complaints Management System (SP4N) through the application of the People’s Online Aspirations and Complaints Service (LAPOR!),
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Based on the number of participants in the General Elections, Indonesia is the largest democracy in Southeast Asia, and the third largest in the world, after India and the United States. The large number of voters shows the public’s enthusiasm in determining government leaders: presidents and regional leaders, as well as electing their representatives in
