Indonesia, Sept. 29 -- Indonesia's social forestry program aims to broaden participation in carbon trading by directing benefits to communities that protect forests, Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni said.

"The scheme ensures carbon benefits reach social forestry, indigenous groups and forest villages rather than only large concessions," he said in a statement issued in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, on Tuesday.

Jambi's Bujang Raba Landscape became the first social forestry group approved to participate in forestry-sector carbon trading, Antoni said.

Bujang Raba's entry into carbon trading required regulatory changes, temporarily halting trading activities in 2021 pending dedicated government guidelines.

Following regulatory updates, Bu...