From a political perspective, the conservation and restoration of Indonesia's marine ecosystems are done through the establishment and management of marine protected areas by the government. Increasing the effectiveness of protected area management is expected to protect coastal and marine ecosystems. OCEAN 20 also looks forward to your support and sustained action to protect the oceans from other G20 members.
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Indonesia and the World Economic Forum in Building a Low-Carbon Economy
Indonesia continues to make various efforts to provide the best real solution for the people of Indonesia and around the world. For this reason, the Minister of Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto recently held a bilateral meeting in parallel with the activities of the G20 Summit in order to reach various useful agreements and strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation that have existed so far.
Reporting from the Press Release of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia which is published on its official website, it is stated that the Coordinating Minister Airlangga held a bilateral meeting with the Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Klaus Schwab on the sidelines of holding a side event to the G20 Summit, on 14 November 2022. The press release also stated that Indonesia has renewable energy sources that have the potential to be developed in the future, namely hydro-based energy in North Kalimantan and ocean current-based energy which is currently being developed in East Nusa Tenggara.
In the bilateral meeting, Klaus Schwab said that Indonesia must maintain positive economic growth. Indonesia, which has abundant agricultural products in the mining, agriculture, plantation, and other environmental sectors, must continue to promote sustainable economic development. Not only that, but WEF also emphasizes the importance of protecting the oceans, because apart from acting as a stabilizer for the temperature of the earth's surface, the oceans they contain are also a source of food for mankind. This has become one of WEF's main focuses in collaborating with various countries, especially island nations through the Ocean 20 forum launched in collaboration with Indonesia.
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Realization or Imagination?
One of the major challenges that ocean research has revealed is that ineffective governance is a devastating obstacle to the progress of a truly sustainable ocean economy. addressing this challenge recognizes the urgent need for an integrated and holistic approach to ocean management to halt and reverse the current deterioration in ocean health. OCEAN 20 was created and organized to fill this gap.
Indonesia's commitment to initiating OCEAN 20 to protect the oceans and build a sustainable marine economy can be seen from the issuance of Presidential Regulation Number 16 of 2017 concerning the Indonesian Maritime Policy (KKI). Indonesia has also made other commitments by implementing the Month Love the Sea (BCL) program initiated by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries. The UN Special Envoy called this program a good step as a solution to reduce plastic waste in the sea.
