Jakarta, April 16 -- Indonesia has strengthened regulations on forest carbon trading, marking an important step in promoting a green economy in Indonesia, said Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni in a statement in Jakarta on Thursday.

The new regulation is outlined in Minister of Forestry Regulation (Permenhut) No. 6 of 2026 concerning Procedures for Carbon Trading through the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Offset Scheme in the Forestry Sector.

"The issuance of this regulation is a concrete step by the government to strengthen governance of carbon trading in the forestry sector to make it more credible, transparent, and inclusive," he said.

The new regulation follows Presidential Regulation No. 110 of 2025 on carbon economic value and...