Deli Serdang, Nov. 10 -- Indonesia is developing innovative ways to finance conservation and strengthen national park governance while retaining state control over priorities and oversight, Deputy Forestry Minister Rohmat Marzuki said.

"Indonesia's national parks remain under state authority, with conservation as their primary objective," Marzuki said in Antalya, Turkiye, on Monday (November 9).

He spoke at the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31), according to a ministry statement issued on Tuesday.

He said the government was working to establish a national platform linking reliable funding with strong institutions, sound governance and measurable conservation results.

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