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Flickr with Indonesia, said Lange. He cited the current uncertain
and geopolitically complex global situation.
Lange elaborated that the European Union aims to foster
sustainable growth to generate more employment opportunities

while safeguarding existing jobs within Indonesia.
Lange expressed hope that the cooperation between the
European Union and Indonesia will soon materialise through
a trade agreement.

Forest monitoring Ap to strengthen traceability
Indonesia's vast forests present significant challenges for
monitoring. To address this Kaoem Telapak has launched a
Ban on commercial timber extraction in Mangrove forestry monitoring application Ground-truthed.id (GTID).

forests This application is designed to assist in monitoring and
The government has announced that permits will no longer be tracing products including those from forestry, agriculture and
issued for timber extraction in mangrove ecosystems. Permits plantations that are subject to the EUDR. This application can
will now be prioritised for environmental services. be accessed via the web and Android devices to collect and
Ristianto Pribadi, Director of Mangrove Rehabilitation manage forestry monitoring data from civil society groups,
stated that environmental services in mangrove ecosystems indigenous peoples and local communities.
could include the utilisation of Non-Timber Forest Products The aim of GTID is to enhance transparency, accountability,

(NTFP) and ecotourism. and advocacy efforts in the fight against illegal logging,
Ristianto stated that 84,000 hectares of mangroves have deforestation, land grabbing, and environmental injustice.
been rehabilitated in the past five years. The government has
set a target to rehabilitate 600,000 hectares of mangroves Indonesia and Australia to develop furniture industry
by 2024. Ristianto stated that the forestry sector was a high skills
priority for past the government. The Ministry of Industry is ramping up efforts to boost the
performance of Indonesia’s domestic furniture industry, aiming
Attempts to fast track Indonesia-European Union (IEU- to strengthen its contribution to national GDP and expand
CEPA) agreement export markets.

The government is seeking a quick completion of the Indonesia- The Kendal Polytechnic signed a Memorandum of
European Union Comprehensive Partnership Agreement Understanding (MoU) with CAD+T Australasia and Pradita
(IEU-CEPA) to address the impact of US reciprocal tariffs, University to improve skills in the furniture sector.
according to chairperson of the National Economic Council
(DEN), Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan. INDIA
He said this while receiving a visit from a delegation of India/New Zealand FTA negotiations
the Committee on International Trade (INTA) of the European The New Zealand Trade Minister, Todd McClay, has reported

Parliament led by Bernd Lange. a government delegation visited India to begin free trade
The European Union aims to collaborate more closely negotiations.