 With the third largest tropical forests, 17% of bird species and 10% of plant species worldwide, Indonesia is a country blessed with natural assets. Nature is a major source of wealth when it comes to food, water, medicine, fiber, fuel and marine ecosystems. In this country, forests support local communities' livelihoods, such as this Dayak tribe in central Kalamantan, performing a ritual to start planting. Since the time of their ancestors, to this day, the Dayaks strive to coexist harmoniously with Mother Nature. It's a fast-growing economy, places Indonesia among top emerging countries. But with heavy dependence on extraction of natural wealth, policymakers are beginning to realize the urgent need for a sustainable course of development. We can choose to continue to exhaust the present course, the same course that has been in place for decades and centuries. A world where we obsessively chase after economic growth without regard for ethics or the environment. A world driven by greed rather than need. We can opt for a different way, a new way that could guarantee a better future for world economies and citizens. President Yudhoyono pledged to cut emissions by 26% from business-as-usual levels and up to 41% with outside assistance by 2020. Norway, being a major proponent of reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, or REDD+, welcomed the initiative and committed up to $1 billion for successful emissions reduction through REDD+, in Indonesia, for the first time putting real value on intact forests. The government issued a two-year moratorium on new licenses on primary forests and peatlands. The country's REDD+, task force also created a national strategy for REDD+, that goes beyond carbon into sustainable development. Indonesia is a developing country and as I mentioned that we change our paradigm in which we try to have the forest intact, the tree standing. At the same time, we improve our people welfare. So basically it comes to a challenge to fight poverty. To assist REDD+, and future development policies, the task force has started the one-map initiative to integrate different maps currently used by various government bodies. It is, I think, crucial. It's critical. As you know, now Indonesia has several maps floating around and several maps that sectors and local governments refer to. In REDD, you have to have certainty. REDD is a 30-year thing. So I think that's very critical to have this one-map. This effort is supported by other stakeholders. Indigenous Peoples Alliance, AMAN, is mapping customary lands throughout the archipelago. They aspire to incorporate this later into the national one-map. Indigenous Peoples must show their true self and provide accurate data on their own, on their own land, on their history and on their national heritage. So this is a kind of initiative to reduce conflicts in the future. To try out REDD+, implementation, Central Kalamantan has been appointed as a pilot province. Here, virgin rainforests abound, as well as protected species like orangutans. However, the province is also facing environmental degradation with great swallows of peatlands and forest being cleared. They have to think that by taking care of forests and buying them, that will lead to positive results. Better from the economic side, better from the financial side, from education, health, and so on. Every year, Indonesia's forests and dried peatlands burn, releasing millions of tons of emissions to the atmosphere and affecting the health of people at home and in neighbouring countries. One activity that directly contributes to cutting emissions and responds to requests from local communities is training on fire management. I am very proud to be part of this community. It motivates my family to play with fire. REDD+, pilot projects have shown that another important element to reducing deforestation is the development of alternative livelihoods for local communities. Income, livelihood, and well-being is major. They're major focus of communities. So in order for protection, conservation to work, you cannot leave that out. It's an important component. You have to look at it in a comprehensive integral. It's an integral part, I think, of conservation. Such a project is happening in Central Kalamantan, where local women are assisted to produce and market Ratan products. Because of the current situation, the women have forgotten our ancestors. So yesterday, there was one that was formed for the training of Ratan products. So I asked the Ratan products to let the women have the opportunity so that our culture can come back to this village. It can help to increase the loss of the family. While training with ecological and economical value is particularly important among forest-dependent communities, it's only a stepping stone towards a greater goal. It's part of the larger government scheme called Sustainable Growth with Equity and the Vision to Move Beyond Carbon. In pursuing such a course, REDD+, is helping both the developed and developing world in the fight against climate change and in moving towards sustainable development. For Indonesia, poverty elevation is the conditions in the Kalamantan if you want to maintain your forest. That is for me the most important one. If other countries want to participate with the effort that we have in Indonesia, they are welcome to join. Poverty elevation, green economy, there's something really important if you want to maintain and protect your forest. And that's the essence of REDD+. In and around the forests, indigenous peoples and local communities need to be supported to continue protecting forests as a way of life, identity and culture. The forest is part of the past, present and future, not just for these forest communities but for Indonesia and the world.