Indonesia
FAO is the implementing agency for the GEF Small Grants Program (SGP) to support community-based organizations and civil society in Indonesia. FAO's support focuses on fostering local innovation, partnerships, and business-oriented solutions while ensuring interventions are gender-responsive, youth-focused, and respectful of indigenous knowledge and traditions. FAO has extensive experience in Indonesia in sustainable agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and climate change adaptation, which will be leveraged to support GEF SGP grantees.
Indonesia, a mega-biodiverse country, faces significant environmental pressures from deforestation, peatland degradation, marine plastic pollution, and climate change.
- Deforestation and Land Degradation: Deforestation in Indonesia is driven by conversion of forest areas to other land uses (
oil palm plantations, and agriculture), illegal logging and forest fires. Peatland degradation and fires release greenhouse gas emissions - Marine Biodiversity and Plastic Pollution: Indonesia's coral reefs, mangroves, and marine ecosystems are under threat from overfishing, destructive fishing practices, and marine plastic pollution
- Climate Change: Rising sea levels, increased frequency of extreme weather events, and changing rainfall patterns threaten coastal communities and agriculture
- Biodiversity Loss: Habitat loss and fragmentation threaten iconic species such as orangutans, tigers, elephants, and rhinos
- National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (Convention on Biological Diversity) – Support community-based forest and peatland management, conservation of biodiversity corridors, and sustainable management of coastal and marine ecosystems (coral reefs, mangroves, seagrasses)
- Nationally Determined Contribution (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) – Promote decentralized renewable energy (solar, micro-hydro, biogas) in rural communities, peatland restoration and fire prevention, and climate-resilient agriculture
- National Action Programme (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification) – Support sustainable land management practices, agroforestry, and restoration of degraded lands (including peatlands and former mining sites)
- National Implementation Plan (Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants) – Promote integrated pest management in agriculture, reduction of mercury use in artisanal gold mining, and community-based waste management to reduce plastic pollution
- Community management of threatened ecosystems and species: Supporting communities in sustainable forest management, conservation of orangutan habitat, and protection of coastal and marine ecosystems
- Sustainable agriculture and food security: Promoting climate-smart agriculture, agroforestry, and sustainable practices among smallholder farmers, strengthening value chains for sustainable commodities
- Access to low-impact energy and co-benefits: Supporting community-scale renewable energy (solar, micro-hydro, biogas) for rural electrification and productive uses
- Local to global coalitions for chemicals and waste management: Working with communities to reduce marine plastic pollution, promote integrated pest management, and support mercury-free mining
- Sustainable urban solutions: Supporting urban agriculture, green spaces, and food loss reduction in cities like Jakarta, Surabaya, and Bandung
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FAO, Yayasan Bina Usaha Lingkungan launch Global Environment Facility’s Small Grants Program to support Indonesia’s community-driven projects
08/10/2026
The GEF SGP will provide grants of up to USD 75,000 (around IDR 1.2 billion) each to over 143 Indonesian community-based and civil society organizations,...
Environmental financing now accessible for Indonesian communities under first FAO-GEF Small Grants Program Partnership
13/05/2026
Indonesian civil society and community-based organizations can now access small grants of up to USD 75,000 (around IDR 1.2 billion) through the Global...
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FAO welcomes steering committee overseeing community climate actions grants under first GEF Small Grants Program partnership
20/02/2026
Indonesian community-based and civil society organizations can soon access climate action grants of up to USD 75,000 (around IDR 1.25 trillion)...
GEF SGP in the region
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