Michal Zrust

🖋️ Today, Verra and Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment/Environmental Protection Agency (MoE/EPA) signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) that formalizes their partnership to expand the country’s access to climate finance and strengthen the integrity of its carbon markets. The agreement, which is effective immediately, opens Indonesia to enhanced carbon market investment, underpinned by Verra’s high-integrity carbon crediting program.   📄 Existing and new projects registered with Verra’s Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program can now, in parallel, register in Indonesia’s carbon registry system, known as SRN-PPI.   📈 Verified Carbon Units (VCUs) issued to these projects will continue to be managed in the Verra Registry, and key information will be mirrored in SRN-PPI so Indonesia can maintain oversight over its climate mitigation efforts and the accounting related to its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. 🔗 Read the full announcement: https://bit.ly/3KCOo5X

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Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara (YKAN) is a non-profit organization established in 2014 with the mission to protect the lands and waters essential for all life while providing innovative solutions for sustainable natural resource management. Climate change significantly heightens risks and vulnerabilities to livelihoods, particularly affecting small island communities more severely than urban areas due to their exposure to rising sea levels and extreme weather events. The impacts are further differentiated by gender, as women face unique challenges rooted in their reliance on natural resources, limited access to them, and existing gender inequalities. These factors make women, especially in small islands, particularly susceptible to social and economic pressures from climate-related disruptions, such as increased burdens from tasks like fetching water during droughts. To address these issues, Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara (YKAN) is implementing a program aimed at enhancing resilience in small island communities, particularly focusing on the gendered impacts of climate change. YKAN seeks a consultant to conduct a study on these differential impacts, with an emphasis on case studies from Teon Nila Serua, Maluku Province, and the Bird’s Head Seascape in Southwest Papua Province, to inform effective climate policies and adaptation strategies. More info: https://lnkd.in/g3j7mZ4k

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With Indonesia estimated to have more than 20% of the world’s mangroves, it’s vitally important we develop and implement financial systems to help ensure these ecosystems, which act as carbon sinks, are protected.      Recently Pollination’s Executive Director, Ratri Sryantoro Wakeling, moderated a panel at the National Workshop on Financing Framework for Mangrove Ecosystems in Indonesia hosted by Indonesia National Blue Carbon Action Partnership together with the Coordinating Ministry for Food Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia and the World Economic Forum’s Blue Carbon Action Partnership.     We heard great insights from panel guests Rayendra Minarsa (PT. BANK NEGARA INDONESIA (Persero) Tbk.), Akshat Garg (Dutch Fund for Climate and Development) and Fitrian Ardiansyah (ADM Capital) about pathways of attracting institutional investors and private capital to scale investments in blue economy. Ella Edwards, Associate Director at Pollination, our in-house expert in food and fibre decarbonisation and resilience, also lead discussions around financing mechanisms for blue carbon supply chains and SMEs. The team was also supported by Pollination’s blue carbon lead Veda FitzSimons and carbon markets lead Lauren Drake.    Attended by representatives from government agencies, development partners, the private sector, academia and indigenous communities, the workshop discussed a range of ways sustainable finance can assist with the conservation of blue carbon ecosystem. From carbon markets to coastal protection insurance, developing ways to finance the protection of mangrove ecosystems will benefit the planet and coastal communities.     To learn more about the blue carbon finance, contact our team: https://lnkd.in/gTQAQvkM #BlueCarbon #MangroveFinance #SustainableFinance #CarbonMarkets #Indonesia Emily Kelly James Tops 

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As #traceability, zero-deforestation, and climate-smart farming become global imperatives, Indonesia’s smallholder #cocoa farmers must rise to the challenge or risk being left behind. 👉 Could GALS, regenerative agriculture, and agroforestry turn this pressure into lasting transformation?    With 101,000 ha of cocoa and 41,000 tons of output, Aceh is Indonesia’s 4th-largest cocoa producer. Yet farmers face: 📈 Aging trees, pests, erratic weather, and deforestation, threatening both livelihoods and biodiversity ⚠️ Rising #EUDR and ESG compliance pressures  🗂️ Smallholder data and capacity gaps risk market exclusion  🔗 Fragmented #supplychains hinder traceability  🌍 Climate stress reduces productivity and resilience    Through the TRANSFORM (Unilever, FCDO & EY) Bestari Challenge, Koltiva supports PT Kudeungoe Sugata, a local cocoa pioneer recognized as one of the three winners, piloting #regenerative, inclusive, and climate-smart cocoa in Southeast Aceh.    Our five workstreams create measurable, data-driven impact:  1️⃣ #GALS – Empowering women in farm and household decisions  2️⃣ Agroforestry Demo Plots – Climate-smart intercropping in action  3️⃣ Regenerative Agriculture – Restoring soil and #biodiversity  4️⃣ Cocoa Waste Innovation – Composting pod husks to cut emissions  5️⃣ #GHG Monitoring – Tracking farm-level carbon for real climate action Read the first story from our Regenerative Cocoa Series: https://lnkd.in/g_XZiZD7 #KOLTIVAstory #KOLTIVAindonesia #KOLTIVAarticle

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Introduction In late April 2025, the Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning (“MOAA”) issued a new regulation that significantly reshapes the process of acquiring and registering land rights in Indonesia. The regulation — MOAA Regulation No. 5 of 2025 on the Delegation of Authority for the Stipulation of Land Rights and Land Registration Activities (“MOAA Reg 5/2025”) — introduces two major changes: 1. It narrows the options for converting land rights, limiting companies and investors who previously may have the flexibility to choose the more suitable mechanism in acquiring land rights, subject to the agreement with the landowner. 2. It revises how authority is delegated across different land offices, with special rules for high-profile areas such as Batam Free Trade Zone and the new capital, Ibu Kota Nusantara (“IKN”). These developments mark a clear tightening of land acquisition rules and could directly affect how businesses structure their transactions going forward. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gE4RjUxx By partner Nurdin adiwibowo, senior associates Danny Tanuwijaya, and Zefanya Tampubolon #ABNRLaw #LegalUpdate

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