Jakarta, May 21, 2025 — Fairatmos is honored to be invited to the official launch of the ASEAN Blue Carbon and Finance Profiling (ABCF) Project, held at Tribrata Darmawangsa, Jakarta. The project is supported by the Government of Japan and implemented by UNDP under the ASEAN Coordinating Task Force on Blue Economy. This initiative underscores the strategic importance of blue carbon ecosystems in tackling climate change and driving sustainable economic growth across Southeast Asia.

What Is Blue Carbon and Why It Matters

Blue carbon ecosystems—such as seagrass beds, mangroves, and peatlands—are among the world’s most powerful natural carbon sinks. For instance, seagrasses can sequester carbon up to 35 times faster than tropical rainforests, while peatlands can store twice as much carbon as all forests globally combined. ASEAN is home to:

• 33% of global seagrass beds, and

• ~40% of tropical peatlands, representing ~6% of global peat resources.

Despite their enormous potential, these ecosystems remain underutilized due to limited technical expertise, lack of financing, and gaps in policy integration.

Launch Event Highlights

The event opened with keynote speeches from:

• H.E. Satvinder Singh, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN,

• H.E. Kiya Masahiko, Japanese Ambassador to ASEAN,

• Mr. Norimasa Shimomura, UNDP Indonesia.

This was followed by a panel discussion on “Leveraging Blue Carbon and Accelerating Blue Finance,” featuring representatives from:

• ASEAN Secretariat,

• Ministry of Environment, Japan,

• Verra,

• Gadjah Mada University,

• ERIA.

The panel tackled pressing issues including how to integrate blue carbon into Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), innovative financing pathways, and the scientific methods for ecosystem assessment and monitoring.

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Fairatmos’ Role in the Blue Carbon Market

As a digital-first Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) platform, Fairatmos is committed to scaling high-integrity carbon projects—including blue carbon—across Indonesia and ASEAN. With our monitoring tools and project development services, we support the implementation of credible, transparent, and impactful carbon projects aligned with Verra, NDCs, and global net-zero targets.

This invitation affirms Fairatmos’ growing role in ASEAN’s climate innovation ecosystem, especially as stakeholders seek actionable solutions for resilient, financeable climate strategies.

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