Jan 26, 2011. /Lesprom Network/. The 2-year moratorium planned to be implemented on 1 January 2011 in Indonesia has been postponed. Various ministries in the country are still trying to reach consensus and consolidate details of the requirements of the 2-year moratorium on new permits to convert natural forests and peatlands, ITTO reported. The views differ on how much and which types of forests should be covered in the moratorium. In addition, there is no consensus on whether current forest concessionaires will be permitted to clear any forest or whether they will get any compensation in lieu of. Two contrasting drafts for the moratorium have been submitted to the Indonesian president for approval. While the Ministry of Forestry seeks to enforce only a ban on new permits to clear primary forests and peatlands, the Indonesian Presidential Delivery Unit calls for the inclusion of secondary forests, the review of existing permits and the extension of the moratorium beyond 2 years. The Presidential Delivery Unit also proposed incentives and land swaps to be included as a form of compensation to existing permit holders. The Ministry of Forestry has identified 35 million hectares of land for business development. To date, 9 forest plantation companies have submitted proposals to develop 320,000 hectares of plantation forests. Any permit to develop these land areas depend on the formalisation of the moratorium. The proposed moratorium will protect up to 43.8 million hectares of natural forests and up to half of the 20 million hectares of peatlands in the country. Indonesia aims at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 26% before 2020.