Jakarta, Feb. 18 -- The Environment Ministry (KLH) and the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) are strengthening synergy in climate change control efforts and implementing carbon economic value in the marine and fisheries sector.

"Indonesia is the largest archipelagic country in the world. More than 70 percent of our territory is ocean, and more than 60 percent of our population lives in coastal areas," said Ary Sudijanto, an official of KLH, in a statement in Jakarta on Wednesday.

He specifically highlighted the crucial role that the marine and fisheries sector plays in achieving national climate targets.

Given Indonesia's archipelagic nature, Indonesia boasts significant coastal ecosystem potential, including mangroves and seagrasse...