Indonesia receives RM437mil for climate change and biodiversity fund


A boat passes through a river in Semenanjung Kampar, Riau. - Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA, Jan 21 (Jakarta Post/ANN): Indonesia has received US$103.65 million (RM437 million) in funding allocated for programmes related to biodiversity, climate change and land degradation from the multilateral environmental fund Global Environment Facility’s eighth replenishment cycle (GEF-8) for 2022-2026.

“I appreciate GEF for trusting Indonesia with the biggest allocation of STAR [System for Transparent Allocation of Resources] in the 8th cycle of GEF. I believe that this national dialogue is the correct step to ensure active participation of stakeholders in the early stages of the GEF-8 2022 - 2026 period,” Deputy Environment and Forestry Minister Alue Dohong said in a statement.

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