Financial solutions for biodiversity in contributing to the economic development in Indonesia

Abstract

Having strategic position makes Indonesia rich in biodiversity. However, there is a gap in funding this biodiversity; whereas, the existence of this biodiversity can be optimized by the government to enhance the economic development in Indonesia. This study aims to analyze potential financial solutions to fill the gap and increase the biodiversity funding in Indonesia. This research did a literature study from various sources such as BIOFIN countries, UNDP, and IBSAP of Indonesia; and conducted an assessment based on the results, sources, financial impact categories, and likelihood of success categories. The results show that out of 156 financial solutions studied, 32 of them have high financial impacts and are most likely successful to be implemented in Indonesia, and 8 of them are very potential to be implemented; those are state budget, corporate social responsibility (CSR), nature swap debts, taxes and fees in the tourism sector, payment for ecosystem services, ecological fiscal transfers (EFT), zakat, infaq, shadaqah, and waqf (ZISWAF), and green sukuk.