A collaboration between United in Diversity Foundation (UID) and the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), HEAL is designed to empower Indonesian leaders to design and implement the financial, technical, and policy solutions critical to achieving the vision outlined in Indonesia’s net zero ambition and NDC commitment to the Paris Agreement, through JETP and other energy transition platforms.

HEAL aims to foster collaboration and synergy among local and national stakeholders by serving as a catalytic shared learning platform, bringing together stakeholders from diverse sectors to increase capacity, form strong coalitions, and foster robust regional energy governance to ignite collective action in energy transition projects implementation, laying the groundwork for a just, resilient, and sustainable energy future.

It was launched by representatives of the two collaborators, Wini Rizkiningayu, Regional Director, Southeast Asia Program for RMI, and the President Tantowi Yahya for UID. This ceremony marks the beginning of an important program for a vital cause.

Gong struck by Dr. TB Haeru Rahayu

Director General of Aquaculture, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Republic of Indonesia

The Blue Intelligence Research Unit (BIRU) as a new research center for ocean conservation, restoration and regeneration is a collaboration between Conservation International (CI), Konservasi Indonesia (KI), and Kura Kura Bali (KKB) to be located at the Kura Kura Bali Special Economic Zone. BIRU will promote ongoing and future conservation and sustainability programs in Indonesia and Asia Pacific. Its goals include supporting Indonesia Government and initiatives like Blue Halo S, Coral Reef conservation, and the blue-green economy. BIRU aims to boost nature-positive economy and conservation by engaging with various stakeholders like communities, youth, academics, businesses, government, and NGOs to encourage collaboration, innovation, knowledge exchange, capacity building, and learning.

During this ceremony, representatives of each stakeholders shared a remark: from CI, Peter Seligman and Enki Tan, respectively Founder and Board member, from KI,  Meizani Irmadhiany, Senior Vice President and Executive Chair, from KKB, Tuti Hadiputranto, President Director, and from an important other, namely MAPclub, the Gtech SEA CEO & President Director, Michel Hamilton.