Capacity building and training efforts have transformed REDD+ from a little-known concept to an issue that is widely recognised, discussed and on the agenda of the government of Indonesia. This regional assessment of REDD+ capacity building in Indonesia argues that substantial progress has been made in capacity building for policy development and environmental safeguards, but gaps remain in key areas. The report stresses that these gaps need to be addressed, otherwise Indonesia may not be able to meet the objectives of its Draft National REDD+ strategy. Gaps identified in the report include: insufficient attention to REDD+ awareness raising actors' based at a provincial level; minimal transfer of environmental safeguard knowledge built up in the NGO sector to the wider capacity building community; and lack of service providers with experience of managing donor and private funds or trust fund structures.