Forest Carbon

What Forest Carbon does

Forest Carbon is an Indonesia-based Natural Asset Company that develops, manages, and verifies forest restoration and conservation projects to generate and sell high-quality, nature-based carbon credits. The company operates two named projects — the Sumatra Merang Peatland Project (South Sumatra) and the Kepayang Community Forest Project — together protecting 437,000 hectares of forest and marine ecosystem and supporting 22,000+ local community members, with a publicly stated goal of reaching 1 million hectares. The company's core technology stack combines IoT-based ecosystem monitoring with a proprietary soundscapes platform that captures species-specific audio frequencies (e.g., Sumatran Tiger at 176 Hz, Agile Gibbon at 2,576 Hz) for biodiversity verification, alongside machine learning applied to feasibility assessment, project design, and impact verification per its stated capabilities.

Forest Carbon monetises environmental assets through a transaction-fee revenue model, selling verified carbon credits to a roster of 15+ enterprise credit buyers including L'Oréal, Microsoft, Nestlé, Chanel, AXA, EY, Singapore Airlines, and Heathrow, and securing impact investment capital from institutional partners. It has issued more than 4 million carbon credits cumulatively and reports 100+ trigger species returned to protected habitat. The company pursues a premium, high-additionality positioning targeting corporate net-zero and ESG commitments rather than competing on volume.

The company was founded around 2010 and is headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia, with a headcount of 11-50 employees. It has been backed by AXA IM Alts' Impact Investing Strategy since 2016 and received investment from Indonesian listed company PT Saratoga Investama Sedaya Tbk in 2022 to support expansion across Southeast Asia. Distribution is direct-to-enterprise via a field sales motion and dedicated credit-buyer and investor portals on its corporate website, supported by content marketing through soundscapes multimedia and social channels.

Name

Forest Carbon

Legal name

Forest Carbon

Website

https://forestcarbon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Forest Carbon is an Indonesia-based Natural Asset Company that develops forest restoration and conservation projects and sells verified carbon credits to enterprise buyers (L'Oréal, Microsoft, Nestlé, AXA) and impact investors across Southeast Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Carbon Credit Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

SIC

Forestry (800), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Forest Carbon Projects & Ecosystem Services (Carbon Credits, Biodiversity) (IMAMAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Carbon Forestry Project Development & Origination (Afforestation/Reforestation/IFM) (IMAMAJAD), Carbon Sequestration & Forest Carbon Credits (AFAMAMAA), Project-Originated Carbon Credit Marketing & Offtake (Primary Market) (EUAGAIAC), Carbon Accounting, Verification & Registry Services (MRV, Audits, Certification) (IMAMAJAE)

Keywords

• Carbon credit generation
• Nature-based solutions
• Forest conservation projects
• Carbon offset verification
• Biodiversity monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Jakarta

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Carbon Credit Sales: Forest Carbon generates revenue by issuing and selling high-quality carbon credits from its forest restoration and conservation projects in Indonesia. Credits are sold to corporate buyers seeking to offset their carbon emissions and meet sustainability commitments.
2. Natural Asset Monetisation: As a Natural Asset Company, Forest Carbon monetises environmental assets by bringing nature's value to market through credibly verified carbon credits. The company generates revenue from protecting and restoring critical ecosystems.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Forest Carbon operates as a Natural Asset Company that develops, manages, and monetizes forest restoration and conservation projects in Indonesia (including the Sumatra Merang Peatland Project and Kepayang Community Forest Project). The company generates and sells verified, high-additionality carbon credits to enterprise credit buyers and offers nature-based investment opportunities to impact investors, using IoT sensors, proprietary Soundscapes technology, and machine learning for feasibility assessment, ecosystem monitoring, biodiversity tracking, and impact verification.

Product overview

Forest Carbon operates as a Natural Asset Company that brings nature's value to market through high-quality carbon credits. The company manages a portfolio of conservation and restoration projects, including the Sumatra Merang Peatland Project and the Kepayang Community Forest Project. These projects generate verified carbon credits while protecting critical ecosystems, supporting biodiversity, and benefiting local communities. The company has issued over 4 million carbon credits and protects 437,000 hectares of forest and marine ecosystems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sumatra Merang Peatland Project A forest restoration and conservation project located in South Sumatra, Indonesia, focused on peatland restoration and ecosystem protection. The project has generated over 4 million carbon credits and protects critical biodiversity habitat.
• Kepayang Community Forest Project A community-based forest project focused on sustainable forest management that benefits local communities while protecting ecosystems and generating carbon credits.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4M+ carbon credits issued
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• South Pole Group: Global voluntary carbon market developer with a strong nature-based portfolio, selling credits and nature-based solutions to enterprise buyers. Most directly comparable to Forest Carbon by business model (project development + enterprise sales of nature-based credits) and customer segment, though at substantially larger scale.
• Wildlife Works: Developer of REDD+ forest carbon projects in Kenya and Southeast Asia (including Indonesia/Cambodia), selling verified nature-based credits to corporate buyers. Closely comparable operating model and tropical forest asset class.
• TerraCarbon: Specialist forest carbon project developer and advisor focused on REDD+, IFM, and ARR forestry methodologies across the tropics. Directly comparable in project origination focus and forest carbon specialization.
• Climate Impact X: Singapore-based carbon exchange and project incubator specializing in high-quality nature-based credits across Asia. Comparable in regional focus (Southeast Asia) and product category (premium nature-based credits for corporate buyers).

Emerging players

• Pachama: Technology-enabled nature-based carbon credit marketplace and project financier, focused on forestry and nature-based solutions with remote sensing/ML verification. Comparable in customer segment (enterprise ESG buyers) and product category (forest carbon), but more marketplace/tech-led than asset-owning.
• Sylvera: Provider of ratings, analytics, and MRV tooling for nature-based carbon projects, including forestry. Comparable as an adjacent ecosystem player serving the same enterprise credit buyers and shaping credit quality perception, though not a direct competitor in project ownership.
• Klima: Carbon marketplace and project financing platform for nature-based and avoidance credits, targeting enterprise buyers. Comparable in product category and customer segment, though more marketplace-led and Europe-centric than Forest Carbon's on-the-ground project development model.

Regional players

• Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve Project: Indonesian REDD+ peatland forest carbon project in Borneo (PT Rimba Raya Conservation) — directly comparable in geography (Indonesian peatland), asset class (REDD+), and buyer segment, though project-level rather than a multi-project developer.
• PT. Rimba Makmur Utama (Katingan Mentaya Project): Indonesian peatland forest carbon project in Kalimantan selling REDD+ credits to global enterprise buyers. Closely comparable geography (Indonesian peatland), asset class (REDD+/IFM), and buyer roster, though project-level rather than multi-project developer.

Others

• Verra: Operator of the VCS Program and other carbon credit standards/registries (including for forestry/REDD+). Not a direct competitor but an ecosystem enabler — the integrity of Verra's standards directly determines Forest Carbon's credit marketability.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/forestcarbon
• Instagraminstagram.com/forest.carbon
• Xx.com/forestco2

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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