Carbon asset development
Environmental assets with a path to revenue, built through project development rather than brokerage alone.
About the company
Berkat Bhumi Lestari industrializing preservation
Biodiversity resources asset management for a credible carbon economy — from Indonesia, for domestic and export markets.
About the company
Executive summary
PT Berkat Bhumi Lestari is a premier environmental asset manager and strategic investment collaborator at the intersection of nature conservation and corporate carbon compliance. Centered in Indonesia — home to some of the world’s most critical carbon sinks — we specialize in the end-to-end management of green carbon and blue carbon.
The firm originates, structures, and manages high-integrity Nature-Based Solutions, voluntary carbon market assets, and landscape restoration investments. By bridging global capital markets with tropical ecosystem preservation, we accelerate the transition to a net-zero, nature-positive economy.
The platform aligns private equity, institutional capital, and corporate sustainability budgets with environmental assets that deliver verified carbon outcomes, biodiversity preservation, and local community development. Headquarters are in Jakarta. The primary geographic scope is Indonesia, Malaysia, and greater Southeast Asia.
Vision and mission
Our vision is to shape credible measures toward regenerative carbon economic value in domestic and export markets, and to build enduring economic and social value. Our mission is to develop, measure, and connect high-integrity ecological carbon projects with responsible markets.
- Restore and protect terrestrial forests and coastline ecosystems so they sequester carbon at their full potential.
- Empower local ecosystems by integrating sustainable coastal fisheries and aquaculture with conservation.
- Enable compliance with turn-key, verified biodiversity and carbon investment solutions for heavy-emitting industries.
- Drive transparent nature-carbon investment aligned with global ESG standards and net-zero commitments.
Asset classes
Voluntary carbon credits
Biodiversity credits
Restoration concessions
Agroforestry
Investor value drivers
Sustainable investment is a disciplined balance of opportunity and risk. These are the drivers we manage for.
Carbon-credit integrity
Measurement, verification, and quality assurance that support buyer confidence and market credibility.
Market access
Partnerships across the value chain that open distribution channels and commercial offtake.
Capital discipline
Allocation focused on viable projects, efficient deployment, and risk-adjusted returns.
Risk management
Regulatory, environmental, social, operational, and market risks treated as part of asset design.
Long-term asset value
Ecological performance aligned with durable commercial outcomes and portfolio resilience.
Message from the CEO
Building long-term value through nature-based investments
At Berkat Bhumi Lestari (BBL), we believe that environmental stewardship and long-term economic value creation are complementary investment priorities. Our strategy is to develop opportunities at the intersection of ecological restoration, green and blue carbon, biodiversity, and sustainable supply chains — contributing to a credible and resilient carbon economy.
We seek to translate environmental assets into investable opportunities through disciplined project development, robust carbon measurement, credible verification, and transparent governance. Our approach is designed to support revenue potential, project scalability, operational resilience, and long-term asset value, while maintaining the environmental integrity essential to sustainable market participation.
Our investment framework focuses on key value drivers: the development of high-integrity carbon assets, access to emerging carbon markets, strategic partnerships across the value chain, efficient capital deployment, and the integration of complementary sustainability solutions, including renewable energy and waste management where commercially viable. We recognise that project economics, regulatory developments, market demand, carbon-credit quality, and environmental and social safeguards are fundamental to long-term performance.
We believe that sustainable investment requires a disciplined balance between opportunity and risk. Accordingly, BBL seeks to align capital allocation with measurable environmental outcomes, sound economic fundamentals, transparent reporting, and accountable governance. By building partnerships with investors, businesses, public institutions, and local communities, we aim to strengthen project execution, support scalable growth, and create shared long-term value.
Our ambition is to build a resilient portfolio of environmental initiatives that connects ecological integrity with credible market mechanisms and responsible investment principles. We believe that lasting value is created when environmental impact is measurable, commercial models are viable, and growth is supported by disciplined execution.
At BBL, our commitment is to build enduring value through high-integrity environmental assets, disciplined capital deployment, measurable impact, and sustainable long-term growth.
Ardant Edmond
Chief Executive Officer
Berkat Bhumi Lestari (BBL)
Executive board and governance
Nature finance, carbon origination, Indonesian spatial planning, and tropical forestry — under supervisory oversight.
Lilian Ariestya
Commissioner & Supervisory Board
Oversees fund governance, fiduciary oversight, and strategic stewardship, aligned with international ESG frameworks and long-term stakeholder value.
Ardant Edmond
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner
Drives vision, capital deployment, origination, and strategic deal structuring across climate asset classes.
Thamrin Hanafi
Head of International Sustainability & Climate Impact
Directs ESG architecture and high-integrity carbon verification so portfolio assets meet international decarbonization standards.
Merlany Legitasari
Chief Risk Officer & Head of Strategic Planning
Leads enterprise risk, portfolio stress-testing, and climate transition risk, turning market and regulatory dynamics into resilient strategy.
Pramudia Saputra
Managing Director, Institutional & Public Policy
Orchestrates engagement with sovereign entities, multilateral institutions, and regulators to unlock policy-aligned carbon investment.
Yudha K. Tanos
Chief Financial Officer & Head of Strategic Capital
Oversees financial engineering, fund structuring, capital markets, and allocation frameworks for risk-adjusted returns.
Aligned with leading integrity standards
- Verra VCS
- Gold Standard
- ART TREES
- ISO 14064
- ICVCM Core Carbon Principles
- CCB Standards
- TNFD