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Bryant Baker strengthens, rather than burdens, the country's wood industry.
Speaking during a public consultation on the draft Presidential
Regulation, the Association emphasised that the wood panel
sector has already adopted sustainability standards through
the Timber Legality and Sustainability Verification System
(SVLK) and sustainable forest management.

APKINDO urged the government to align the new ‘green
workforce’ policies with existing systems, avoid duplicative
certification requirements and prioritise industry-relevant skills
such as energy efficiency, timber supply chain traceability,
hazardous waste management and renewable product
Laksmi Wijayanti, said the traditional timber-focused business development.
model is facing lower efficiency, stagnant growth in natural The consultation also highlighted the importance of effective
forest wood products and declining investment in silviculture. policy implementation, including monitoring, public outreach
She noted that forest concessions continue to rely on and cross-sector coordination.

a single-use management approach while the economic Participants recommended integrating green skills into
potential of non-timber forest products and environmental vocational education, expanding training programmes to
services remains largely untapped because of limited market production centres outside Java, simplifying competency
development and insufficient incentives. certification and strengthening the role of regional governments.
To improve the sector's performance the government is APKINDO also called for vocational incentives, funding
accelerating the implementation of a multi-business forestry for green skills curricula, improved regional training facilities
scheme that allows concession holders to diversify income and policy alignment with forestry and international trade

through non-timber forest products, agroforestry, nature-based regulations to help Indonesia's wood industry meet rising
tourism, environmental services and carbon trading. global sustainability standards while maintaining its export
Agroforestry is expected to become a key pillar of the competitiveness.
initiative by combining forest conservation with economic
development and supporting food security. Forest revitalisation to strengthen sustainability
The Ministry is also preparing regulatory simplification, Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry is advancing the revitalisation
streamlined licensing, expanded market access and incentives of natural and plantation forests to improve the competitiveness
such as lower fee rates, certification support and market of the forestry sector while supporting the Indonesia's FOLU
assistance to encourage wider adoption of the new business Net Sink 2030 target.

model. Secretary General, Mahfudz, said the initiative should
become a national agenda to promote a more productive,
APKINDO urges ‘Green Workforce Roadmap’ should inclusive and sustainable forestry governance system.
support competitiveness He emphasised that forest revitalisation is intended not only
The Indonesian Wood Panel Association (APKINDO) has to increase productivity but also to deliver balanced economic,
called on the government to ensure that Indonesia's planned social and environmental benefits while addressing declining
‘Green Workforce Roadmap’ is implemented in a manner that forest productivity, ensuring industrial raw material supplies