Strengthening Blue Carbon Ecosystem Governance in Indonesia: Opportunities for National Determined Contributions

Abstract

Purpose: This study analyses the institutional management of blue carbon ecosystems in Indonesia. With transparent governance, blue carbon can be an effective tool to accelerate the achievement of NDC targets. Methode: This empirical juridical research applies a participatory approach involving discussions and interviews with several related parties. It also uses statutory and conceptual approaches. This paper presents a new construction of blue carbon ecosystem governance in Indonesia. Result and Conclusion: The overlapping authority between the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries is resolved by applying the legal principles lex specialis derogate legi generali and lex posteriori derogate legi inferiori. To achieve ideal institutional governance of mangrove management, there is a need for a cooperation scheme between sectors of government agencies, namely between the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, and the non-structural institution Peat and Mangrove Restoration Council.