Moving consensus and managing expectations: media and REDD+ in Indonesia

This paper investigates policy actors’ positions on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) expressed in Indonesian media, and shows how these policy debates have evolved between 2007 and 2012. Results indicate media debates have moved beyond early, buoyant consensus on...

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Main Authors: Cronin, T., Santoso, L., Gregorio, M. di, Brockhaus, Maria, Mardiah, S., Muharrom, E.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95246
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author Cronin, T.
Santoso, L.
Gregorio, M. di
Brockhaus, Maria
Mardiah, S.
Muharrom, E.
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Cronin, T.
Gregorio, M. di
Mardiah, S.
Muharrom, E.
Santoso, L.
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Brockhaus, Maria
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description This paper investigates policy actors’ positions on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) expressed in Indonesian media, and shows how these policy debates have evolved between 2007 and 2012. Results indicate media debates have moved beyond early, buoyant consensus on REDD+ as a win-win solution for economic growth and environmental conservation, to clearly acknowledge the need for institutional and governance reform. Several shifts in the frequency and nature of REDD+ discourse around 2010 – including from an international to a national level focus and an increase in the level of optimism – suggests the 2010 Letter of Intent between Indonesia and Norway has the potential to be a significant driver of change. Results also indicate that translating political will into measurable performance at a local or jurisdictional level is likely to require a broader appreciation of the complex interests, expectations and implications associated with the necessary reforms, and stronger engagement with key actor groups whose vested interests go beyond REDD+ itself. We observe an apparent desire on the part of Indonesian national authorities to have their cake and eat it too; that is, to keep their forest and clear it too.
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spelling CGSpace952462025-06-17T08:23:47Z Moving consensus and managing expectations: media and REDD+ in Indonesia Cronin, T. Santoso, L. Gregorio, M. di Brockhaus, Maria Mardiah, S. Muharrom, E. climate change deforestation degradation emission This paper investigates policy actors’ positions on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) expressed in Indonesian media, and shows how these policy debates have evolved between 2007 and 2012. Results indicate media debates have moved beyond early, buoyant consensus on REDD+ as a win-win solution for economic growth and environmental conservation, to clearly acknowledge the need for institutional and governance reform. Several shifts in the frequency and nature of REDD+ discourse around 2010 – including from an international to a national level focus and an increase in the level of optimism – suggests the 2010 Letter of Intent between Indonesia and Norway has the potential to be a significant driver of change. Results also indicate that translating political will into measurable performance at a local or jurisdictional level is likely to require a broader appreciation of the complex interests, expectations and implications associated with the necessary reforms, and stronger engagement with key actor groups whose vested interests go beyond REDD+ itself. We observe an apparent desire on the part of Indonesian national authorities to have their cake and eat it too; that is, to keep their forest and clear it too. 2016-07 2018-07-03T11:02:39Z 2018-07-03T11:02:39Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95246 en Open Access Springer Cronin, T., Santoso, L., Di Gregorio, M., Brockhaus, M., Mardiah, S., Muharrom, E.. 2016. Moving consensus and managing expectations : media and REDD+ in Indonesia. Climatic Change, 137 (1-2) : 57-70. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-015-1563-3
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Cronin, T.
Santoso, L.
Gregorio, M. di
Brockhaus, Maria
Mardiah, S.
Muharrom, E.
Moving consensus and managing expectations: media and REDD+ in Indonesia
title Moving consensus and managing expectations: media and REDD+ in Indonesia
title_full Moving consensus and managing expectations: media and REDD+ in Indonesia
title_fullStr Moving consensus and managing expectations: media and REDD+ in Indonesia
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title_short Moving consensus and managing expectations: media and REDD+ in Indonesia
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deforestation
degradation
emission
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