Katingan Mentaya Project

What Katingan Mentaya Project does

The Katingan Mentaya Project is a non-profit, forest-based avoided emissions (REDD+) project established in 2007 and operated in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia (Borneo), with a Jakarta office. It conserves and restores 157,875 hectares of tropical peatland forest (149,800 ha of which sits within the formal carbon accounting area), making it the world's largest forest-based avoided emissions project. The project generates Verified Carbon Units (VCUs) under the Verra Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and has earned the Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) certification, producing on average 7.5 million tCO2e of avoided emissions per annum. Beyond carbon, the concession protects significant biodiversity — including more than 5% of the global Bornean Orangutan population, 8 critically endangered species, 25 endangered species, and 58 vulnerable species — and runs community development programs across 39 villages serving approximately 50,000 people.

The business model centers on the sale of verified voluntary carbon credits to corporate buyers seeking credible, high-integrity offsets. Pricing is quote-based and transaction-driven rather than standardized, reflecting the bespoke nature of large nature-based offtake agreements; the project distributes through a direct-to-corporate channel via its own website and broader voluntary carbon market intermediaries. Revenue is therefore a function of (a) the volume of VCUs issued and (b) prevailing voluntary market price per tCO2e, which has been under significant pressure since 2023 due to oversupply and integrity concerns in the broader market. Recent operational moves — the Tampelas Solar Project (renewable energy diversification), continued fire readiness investment, and SDG/leadership positioning communications — suggest an active program but do not materially alter the core carbon-credit revenue model.

Name

Katingan Mentaya Project

Website

https://katinganproject.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Katingan Mentaya Project is a non-profit REDD+ conservation initiative in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, protecting 157,875 hectares of tropical peatland forest and selling Verra-certified carbon credits to corporate voluntary-market buyers while supporting 39 local villages and significant biodiversity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Carbon Credit and Environmental Services

NAICS

Forestry and Logging (113), Support Activities for Forestry (115310)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Wetlands, Peatlands & Mangrove Restoration (Blue Carbon Restoration) (EUABABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Forestry & Ecosystem Carbon Removal (Afforestation/Reforestation, Improved Forest Management) (EUABAFAH), Timberland Carbon & Natural Capital Project Development (Offsets/REDD+) (AFAMAKAH)

Keywords

• Carbon credit generation
• Forest conservation
• Peatland restoration
• Biodiversity protection
• Voluntary carbon market

Headquarters

HQ city

Jakarta

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Carbon Credit Sales: The project generates income through the sale of Verified Carbon Units (VCUs) generated by preventing deforestation and sequestering carbon in tropical peatland. Organizations purchase credits to offset their carbon emissions. The project is verified against Verra VCS and CCB standards.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Katingan Mentaya Project conserves and restores 157,875 hectares of tropical peatland forest in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, preventing planned conversion to industrial acacia plantations. It generates and sells Verified Carbon Units (VCUs) under the Verra VCS and CCB standards, while delivering community development programs across 39 partner villages supporting approximately 50,000 people.

Product overview

The Katingan Mentaya Project is a single-purpose forest conservation initiative that generates Verified Carbon Units (VCUs) from tropical peatland protection and restoration. The project covers 157,875 hectares in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, and operates as both a conservation program and a carbon credit product, with secondary community and biodiversity support services. There is no modular platform architecture; the offering is centered on the carbon credits generated from the core conservation activity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Verified Carbon Units (VCUs) Verified carbon credits generated by preventing deforestation and conserving 149,800 hectares of tropical peatland forest, sold to corporations and organizations for offsetting greenhouse gas emissions and meeting climate commitments. Verified under the Verra VCS and CCB standards (Project ID 1477), sequestering an average of 7.5 million tCO2e per annum.
• Katingan Mentaya Peatland Restoration and Conservation Tropical peatland forest conservation and restoration project covering 157,875 hectares in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, that prevents GHG emissions from planned forest clearance, protects habitat for critically endangered species (including over 5% of the global Bornean Orangutan population), and supports 39 partner villages with community development programs reaching approximately 50,000 people.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7.5 million tCO2e average annual carbon sequestration
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 39 Partner VillagescoreOthersCommunity livelihood development partnership with 39 villages surrounding the project area. The project works to build capacity in community decision-making and identify sustainable initiatives for co-development and land use through participatory planning processes. Approximately 50,000 people benefit from economic and development support programs.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Pachama: Technology-enabled carbon credit marketplace and project diligence platform connecting buyers to forest and nature-based projects. Comparable as a channel through which KMP-type credits could be sold, but operates as intermediary/aggregator rather than a project developer.
• Terrasos: Latin American nature-based carbon project developer with similar REDD+ and forest conservation business model. Comparable as a nature-based carbon credit peer in an emerging market, though focused on different geography and smaller individual project scale.
• Cool Effect: Carbon credit marketplace curating high-quality forestry and nature-based projects for corporate and individual buyers. Comparable as a competing distribution channel and a peer in the voluntary carbon market ecosystem, though not a direct project operator.
• Climate Impact X: Singapore-based carbon exchange operating in Southeast Asia with focus on high-integrity nature-based credits. Comparable as a regional buyer and distribution channel for Indonesian forestry credits, and a regional competitor for high-quality VCS-registered projects.

Direct peers

• Wildlife Works Carbon: Developer and seller of Verra-registered REDD+ carbon credits from forest conservation projects in developing countries, including the Kasigau Corridor in Kenya. Closely comparable in business model (nature-based carbon credit generation, VCS certification, biodiversity co-benefits) and customer base (corporate voluntary market buyers).
• Forest Carbon Partners: Carbon project developer focused on nature-based forest carbon credits in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, including peatland and mangrove projects. Comparable in methodology (REDD+, VCS), geography (Indonesia/SE Asia), and target customer (corporate voluntary market).
• PT Rimba Makmur Utama (Rimba Raya): Indonesian peatland forest conservation project in Kalimantan generating carbon credits via avoided deforestation under Verra VCS. Directly comparable as a same-geography, same-ecosystem, same-methodology competitor targeting the same corporate carbon buyers.

Regional players

• Indonesian Carbon Project Developers (e.g., KFCP consortium): Other Indonesian peatland and forestry carbon projects under the Katingan/Kalteng ecosystem or similar Kalimantan concessions. Directly comparable regional competitors targeting the same Indonesian voluntary and emerging compliance carbon markets.

Broad incumbents

• South Pole Group: Global carbon project developer and advisory firm with a broad portfolio of nature-based and tech-based carbon projects. Comparable as a scaled carbon credit supplier and competitor for corporate offtake agreements, but with far broader scope (consulting, renewable energy, broader geographies) than KMP's single-project focus.

Others

• Verra (VCS Program): Operator of the Verified Carbon Standard and Climate, Community and Biodiversity standards under which KMP's credits are issued. Not a competitor but an enabling infrastructure provider whose methodology rules directly shape KMP's ability to monetize carbon credits.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KMPEnglish
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@katinganproject
• Facebookfacebook.com/KMPenglish
• Instagraminstagram.com/katinganmentayaprojecteng
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/katingan-mentaya-project

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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