{"id":10072,"date":"2018-03-12T06:39:49","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T06:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatepolicyinitiative.org\/?page_id=10072"},"modified":"2020-01-28T17:17:56","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T17:17:56","slug":"supporting-east-kalimantan-green-growth-strategy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.climatepolicyinitiative.org\/id\/the-regions\/indonesia\/supporting-east-kalimantan-green-growth-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"CPI Indonesia works in East Kalimantan to support the realization of green growth in the region"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Low Emissions Oil Palm Development<\/h2>\n

For decades, the economy of the Berau district, East Kalimantan, was driven by the mining sector. When mining activities started slowing down five years ago, however, the province\u2019s income gradually declined, shocking the regional budget into deficit in 2015. Agriculture and plantations, on the other hand, have been steadily increasing their contribution to the local economy, reaching a 51% share in 2015.<\/p>\n

One of the key commodities that has played an important role in transforming Berau\u2019s economy has been oil palm. Even amidst the moratorium on new oil palm concessions that limits expansion, the Berau district government has made oil palm development as a priority. Therefore, there is a need for a new strategy to achieve economic growth through sustainable palm oil, including to develop the downstream industry within the sector in order to avoid repeating the pattern of dependency on resource extraction.<\/p>\n

CPI is partnering with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on a low-emission oil palm development program in Berau, East Kalimantan from 2015 to 2019. This partnership works closely with East Kalimantan Plantation Agency, Regional Climate Change Council (DDPI), and other relevant stakeholders at the national, provincial, and district levels. The program aims to support the government of East Kalimantan to achieve regional economic prosperity through optimal utilization of limited land and sustainable land resource management. This project is funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU).
\nCPI\u2019s work in Berau focuses on four main areas:<\/p>\n

Fiscal and Finance<\/h2>\n

Finance and investment are key to spur productivity, provide income, and improve livelihoods.<\/p>\n