Lampung, Indonesia, September 1, 2025 – The Sustainable Landscape Investment Partnership in Indonesia, or Kemitraan Investasi pada Bentang Alam Berkelanjutan di Indonesia (KIBAR), was officially launched on August 28 during the agreement signing between the Ministry of Forestry of Indonesia and the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (UKFCDO) in Jakarta. This was followed by the launch ceremony at Way Kambas National Park in Eastern Lampung on August 30. 

The official launching ceremony marked a significant milestone in Indonesia-UK collaboration on sustainable landscape investment. The KIBAR project is jointly coordinated by the Ministry of Forestry of Indonesia, funded by the UK FCDO, and implemented by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). The project supports the Government of Indonesia through three key components: 

1. Biodiversity Conservation – sustainable financing for national parks & ecosystem restoration
2. Social Forestry – strengthening community enterprises & market access 
3. Multi-Purpose Forestry Business (MUK/Multi Usaha Kehutanan) – advancing forest-based business models & policy reform.  

H.E. Raja Juli Antoni, Minister of Forestry of Indonesia, underlined the urgency of this collaboration.  

“Way Kambas National Park, where we gather today, is home to both the Sumatran rhino and the Sumatran elephant. Today, its wild population is estimated at around 200 individuals, while over 60 trained elephants are cared for in the Elephant Training Center and Elephant Response Unit, which are actively helping to mitigate human-elephant conflicts,” said Minister Antoni at the launch event. “KIBAR will further strengthen these achievements by becoming a space for collaboration, research, learning, and inspiration — not only for Indonesia but also for the world,” he added. 

The project supports Indonesia’s ambition to achieve the FOLU Net Sink 2030 target, where the forestry and land use (FOLU) sector absorbs more emissions than it produces by 2030. KIBAR offers strong community engagement to foster a multi-stakeholder partnership in conservation to achieve this target. 

“Through the KIBAR program, the UK looks forward to cooperating with the Ministry of Forestry and the Ministry of Finance to adopt and support innovative financing strategies that attract new forms of capital, including for national parks, social forestry, and sustainable forest management,” said Ruth Davis OBE, UK Special Representative for Nature. 

The UKFCDO and GGGI, through the KIBAR Project, will work closely with the Ministry of Forestry and the Indonesian Environment Fund. The project also supports local communities, including forest farmer groups and business entities, in accessing and mobilizing green investment in sustainable landscapes, through a blended finance approach that combines public and private investments.   

“GGGI is looking to deploy a range of financing instruments, such as result-based payments, wildlife or thematic bonds, ecotourism financing, and other financing instruments to address the financing gap of USD 1 billion per year in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the forestry sector, aligned with the Government’s commitment towards FOLU Net Sink 2030,” said Rowan Fraser, GGGI Country Representative for Indonesia.  

In the long run, KIBAR also aims to strengthen policy and enhance capacity in accessing green financing through public-private partnerships.