On Indonesia trip Obama targeted forest and climate aid

Green Business News- Nov. 2 - When President Barack Obama decided a trip the vast Indonesian archipelago, focus on the size of two of the nation's greatest and most threatened resources: its forests and seas.

Indonesia has the world's most complex and diverse forests but also one of the highest deforestation rates.

According to the World Bank saving those from illegal logging and unsustainable clearing for agriculture and mining could help Indonesia meet its goals to cut greenhouse emissions -- the third highest globally.

It would be convenient for the United States in its goals to fight climate change and help Indonesia become a source of tradable forest carbon offsets that would help polluting U.S. industries meet future targets to cut emissions.