Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) initiated the establishment of an independent organisation, the Belantara Foundation, that works to create an innovative new direct funding platform to protect rainforests. This funding mechanism channels both public and private sector finance direct to local communities and other actors implementing forest conservation projects. The announcement coincided with the Global Landscape Forum in Paris which took place as part of the UN climate talks during COP21, to draw attention to the urgent need to protect the world’s remaining forests. Belantara’s mission is to provide a direct channel to protect and support Indonesian forests for the billions of dollars of financing for forest conservation that have been pledged worldwide.
