Jakarta, June 16 -- The Environment Ministry aims to expand Indonesia's payment for ecosystem services (PES) program, locally referred to as PJLH, to 100 schemes this year to boost incentives for environmental conservation efforts.

In a statement received on Tuesday, the ministry's Deputy for Environmental Management and Sustainable Natural Resources Sigit Reliantoro emphasized that the government aims to balance expanded reach with improved quality in rolling out the program.

"Our goal is to enhance the quality of implementation, pursue institutional strengthening, and ensure that the public can truly reap benefits from the environment," he said, noting the importance of safeguarding natural ecosystems.

Elaborating on PJLH, Reliantoro...