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“Given the extensive rainforest and peatland ecosystems within our region, and the economic contributions of its agribusiness and forestry sectors, we must continue to take action on driving Southeast Asia toward a higher standard of sustainability,” said Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman of the SIIA at the Indonesia Focus. Read more in this coverage by the Bangkok Post.

Held virtually for the second time, the Indonesia Focus was part of the annual Jakarta Workshop series which the SIIA and World Resources Institute (WRI) Indonesia have been co-organising in Jakarta since 2016. The workshop series discusses current sustainability issues impacting the resource sector.

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