Presidential hopefuls Prabowo Subianto and Joko Widodo are
scheduled to promote their food, energy and environmental programs in
tonight’s fifth and final presidential debate.
Both contenders have detailed their visions in the manifestoes they submitted to the General Elections Commission (KPU) in May.
However, environmentalists have pointed out that neither contender seems to have made environmental issues a primary concern, as they are sparsely mentioned in the campaign programs.
Both candidates have set some ambitious targets — with Prabowo promising to reforest up to 77 million hectares of degraded forest land, and Joko offering even more: 100.7 million hectares.
Analysts, however, questioned how both camps came up with such phenomenal figures as Forestry Ministry data shows Indonesia’s degraded forest areas cover no more than 27 million hectares.
A report that was recently released said Indonesia has surpassed Brazil in the rate the country is clearing its tropical forests. One thing that either Prabowo or Joko should do is make sure this stops. Both should also boost the productivity of existing agricultural land.
Prabowo and Joko have touched on the importance of developing renewable energy, but failed to mention specific targets that would make their plans more tangible — and more believable.
In the food sector, each camp offers a string of programs similarly aimed at establishing food security in Indonesia, while improving the livelihoods of farmers. But the question is: Are they realistic?
The problem with our people — and the sad truth — is that implementation in this country has long been a bigger challenge than coming up with good ideas. It is up to our next president to overcome this challenge.
Both contenders have detailed their visions in the manifestoes they submitted to the General Elections Commission (KPU) in May.
However, environmentalists have pointed out that neither contender seems to have made environmental issues a primary concern, as they are sparsely mentioned in the campaign programs.
Both candidates have set some ambitious targets — with Prabowo promising to reforest up to 77 million hectares of degraded forest land, and Joko offering even more: 100.7 million hectares.
Analysts, however, questioned how both camps came up with such phenomenal figures as Forestry Ministry data shows Indonesia’s degraded forest areas cover no more than 27 million hectares.
A report that was recently released said Indonesia has surpassed Brazil in the rate the country is clearing its tropical forests. One thing that either Prabowo or Joko should do is make sure this stops. Both should also boost the productivity of existing agricultural land.
Prabowo and Joko have touched on the importance of developing renewable energy, but failed to mention specific targets that would make their plans more tangible — and more believable.
In the food sector, each camp offers a string of programs similarly aimed at establishing food security in Indonesia, while improving the livelihoods of farmers. But the question is: Are they realistic?
The problem with our people — and the sad truth — is that implementation in this country has long been a bigger challenge than coming up with good ideas. It is up to our next president to overcome this challenge.
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