FOLU Net Sink 2030

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FOLU Net Sink 2030 — Forestry and Other Land Uses Net Sink 2030 — is Indonesia's strategic plan for the forestry and land-use sector to become a net-negative emissions source by 2030. Issued by KLHK in 2022 as Permenhut 168/2022 and updated through subsequent implementation regulations, it commits Indonesia to absorbing 540 million tonnes of CO₂-equivalent per year more than the sector emits, achieved through a combination of reduced deforestation, peatland restoration, mangrove rehabilitation, and afforestation/reforestation programmes.

FOLU Net Sink 2030 is the sectoral spine of Indonesia's enhanced NDC (the 31.89 % / 43.20 % targets are conditioned on FOLU achieving net-negative status by 2030). Most carbon-relevant policy work at KLHK is now framed in FOLU terms — Permenhut 14/2024 and Permenhut 6/2026 both reference FOLU Net Sink eligibility as a gating criterion for project authorisation. Critics note the baseline reference assumptions are aggressive and the implementation pace lags the policy ambition.

Related terms

• NDC
• KLHK
• Permenhut
• REDD+