Climate Ministry defends Indonesia forest pact, experts double down on critique of secrecy clauses

News October 04, 2022

Secrecy clauses in an agreement on reducing deforestation, signed recently by Norway and Indonesia, do not violate Norwegian law and “do not apply to third parties,” the Climate Ministry in Oslo says. Legal scholars in Norway and Indonesia challenge the ministry’s interpretation.

Herlambang Wiratraman copy.jpg — Herlambang Wiratraman, Assistant Professor at the Law Faculty of Universitas Gadjah Mada and advisor to the Indonesian Caucus for Academic Freedom (KIKA), worries about the signal effect of the new MOU. Private photo

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Climate Ministry defends Indonesia forest pact, experts double down on critique of secrecy clauses

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