The largest program of its kind, the Katingan Mentaya Project protects vital peatland in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia - one of the biggest remaining areas of in-tact peat swamp in South East Asia. 

The project protects more than 149,000 hectares. The ecologically significant tropical peatlands within the project area store approximately 20 times more carbon below ground than in above-ground vegetation, highlighting their important role as a carbon sink.

This project is living proof that carbon finance can combat climate change. The largest program of its kind, it generates an average 7.5 million triple gold certified carbon credits annually; equivalent to taking 2,000,000 cars off the road each year. In partnership with local communities, the project utilises carbon revenues to ensure natural forest restoration and protection.

In partnership with 34 local villages, the project aligns with sustainable development initiatives and also boosts employment and education to enhance the wellbeing of communities.

The project also protects vital peatland habitats in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, for five Critically Endangered, eight Endangered and 31 Vulnerable species. The protected area is home to between 5 and 10% of the global populations of the Bornean Orangutan, Proboscis Monkey and Southern Bornean Gibbon.