Jakarta, Oct. 6 -- Indonesia is directing its expanding carbon market framework toward rural communities, aiming to ensure that carbon revenues directly benefit farmers, fishers, and coastal workers engaged in environmental conservation and emission reduction efforts.

"Agriculture and blue carbon are the next frontier; this means carbon financing will extend to farmers, fishers, and coastal communities-not just large corporations," Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan remarked at the Indonesia Sustainability Forum (ISF) 2026 in Jakarta, Tuesday.

Hasan, who chairs the Carbon Economic Value (NEK) Steering Committee, explained that carbon economic mechanisms serve as an instrument to assign direct monetary value to environ...