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Purpose
- Showcase Indonesia’s biodiversity as a natural asset for sustainable growth and the global green economy

- Promote investment opportunities in nature-based solutions and biodiversity-based industries, highlighting Indonesia’s enabling environment, project pipeline, and supportive policies (aligned with NBSAP and KMGBF)

- Facilitate partnerships to scale up green financing, technology, and policy support for biodiversity and climate-resilient projects

- Raise awareness of the importance of biodiversity conservation from an economic and financial perspective


Target Audience
- Government and public institutions (Indonesia, Japan, and international agencies)
- Investors and financial institutions (AIGCC members, corporates, insurers)
- Development and conservation partners (international organisations, NGOs, bilateral and multilateral agencies, Expo country pavilions)
- Business and economic networks/associations (chambers of commerce, business councils, sectoral associations)
- Academia and research institutes (universities, think tanks, research centres)

【Reflection】
This business forum showcased Indonesia’s natural capital as one of the world’s most biodiverse countries, highlighting initiatives that contribute to a green economy and the creation of a sustainable society.

The event brought together government officials, private companies, international investors, and environmental NGOs, fostering multifaceted discussions on promoting investment in natural capital, innovative financing mechanisms, the introduction of digital platforms, and the development of sustainable business models. Notably, the signing of a memorandum of understanding on climate action between the Indonesian National Development Planning Agency and the Asian Investor Group (AIGCC), alongside the official launch of the digital biodiversity information platform, represents significant achievements, supporting data-driven decision-making and investment promotion. The Indonesian Business Council for Sustainable Development (IBCSD) encouraged companies to regard biodiversity as a strategic asset rather than merely a CSR consideration, providing concrete examples of mobilising private capital through policy and financial instruments.

Additionally, Conservancy Indonesia demonstrated conservation models that integrate scientific data with local community knowledge, and ERM Japan presented proposals for quantitative evaluation and standardisation of natural capital, offering participants valuable new insights. Through these discussions, it became widely recognised that investment in natural capital is not limited to conservation activities but serves as a vital tool directly linked to economic growth and climate resilience.

The existence of Indonesia’s 22 ecosystem types, seven ecoregions, and untapped genetic resources also highlights substantial future opportunities for bio-investment, demonstrating tangible pathways to balance sustainability with economic development.


【Post EXPO Initiatives】
Following the forum, Indonesia and its international partners have been actively advancing concrete, long-term initiatives aimed at achieving sustainable economic growth through investment in natural capital.

The digital biodiversity information platform is being further expanded to enable real-time consolidation of data from national parks and marine protected areas, with the goal of providing widely accessible information to support policymaking and private sector investment decisions. This will strengthen the foundation for investors and companies to quantitatively assess the value of natural capital and allocate resources efficiently, while also facilitating the planning and monitoring of conservation activities in collaboration with local communities.

Furthermore, innovative financing mechanisms such as debt swaps, SDG-linked finance, and faith-based funding are being applied to specific projects, accelerating private investment and enabling the implementation of biodiversity conservation and sustainable business initiatives that would be difficult to achieve through government budgets alone. On the corporate side, efforts to integrate biodiversity as a strategic asset, rather than solely as part of CSR, are expanding, with the social implementation of green bonds and blended finance enabling a more realistic alignment of economic growth with environmental protection.

In addition, ERM Japan’s work on natural capital valuation and standardisation provides a foundation for the proliferation of investment products and metrics that incorporate natural capital, creating an environment in which investors can quantitatively understand natural risks and the value of biodiversity. Moreover, the expansion of public-private international partnerships with governments, investors, and NGOs across the Asia-Pacific region is extending knowledge and best practice models in natural capital investment, promoting concrete actions towards sustainable economic growth.

Together, these initiatives are expected to further solidify the path toward long-term development of Indonesia’s green economy centred on biodiversity, significantly contributing to future-oriented sustainability improvements.


*Part or all of this report was generated by AI.