Papua, Indonesia's Largest Area of Conserved Forest
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Papua Island possesses the largest area of conserved forest in Indonesia. Based on 2019 data updated in 2021, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) recorded that the area of conserved forest in Papua reached 6.73 million hectares (ha) and in West Papua reached 1.71 million ha.
Functionally, conserved forests serve to maintain biodiversity. In total, the area of conserved forest in Indonesia reaches 27.4 million ha.
However, land conversion remains a risk to forests, including protected and conserved forests in Papua Island. The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), in its strategic planning documents, is committed to protecting conservation areas, including forests, using the METT (Management Effectiveness Tracking Tools) method.
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