Artisanal fishers comprise up to 90 percent of employment in capture fisheries worldwide. Coastal fish stocks are at high risk of depletion due to overfishing, marine pollution, and climate change. As a result, small-scale fishers are forced to focus their efforts farther from shore, often without adequate equipment.
In Indonesia, small-scale fishing communities have limited economic returns from their activities due to the lack of access to export markets, lack of investment capital, and challenges related to quality. Fish bound for export command prices well above those at the local wet market. Poorly compensated for their catch, fishers are unable to invest in basic items such as blocks of ice, knives, and cool boxes, and hence can't reach the standards of quality for export. Adding to this, Indonesian fishers are not aware of the techniques required to deliver a high-quality product. All these factors conspire to keep export markets out of reach and fishers’ incomes low.
OUR SOLUTION
Marine Change works on the business challenges associated with fisheries improvement projects (FIPs), Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Fair Trade certification, ghost gear mitigation, vessel monitoring system (VMS) technologies and platforms, traceability (including blockchain), and the economic impacts of harvest control rules. We work closely with industry associations to build capacity and drive on-the-water improvements. Our geographic expertise is Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific.
We build financial projections, assist with capital raises, and develop branding strategies for sustainable fishing and fish trading operations.
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Biodiversity loss is taking place across the globe. In some cases, marine ecosystems can collapse due to the combined effects of habitat degradation, pollution, overfishing, and climate change.
A healthy ocean is highly productive: it generates and safeguards jobs for coastal communities, provides food security, and appeals to the growing tourism industry. Globally, there is growing recognition of the need to increase conservation efforts, as protecting the ocean is not just an environmental issue but has social and economic impacts as well.
Indonesia’s islands are located at the heart of the Coral Triangle, one of the most biodiverse areas on Earth. Its islands offer exceptional tourism destinations for lovers of pristine waters
Marine Protected Areas can be a powerful mechanism to maintain coral reefs and protect marine ecosystems, and are part of a range of integrated ocean management options that can sustain ocean health while enhancing the ocean’s productivity.
OUR SOLUTION
Marine Change builds business plans and financial forecasts for MPAs and develops economic models demonstrating the long-term benefits of adopting policies that promote eco-tourism versus mass tourism.
We advise eco-tourism businesses on their sustainability, marketing, and financial strategies.
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According to World Bank data, over 2 billion tons of solid waste are generated annually, of which 242 million tons are plastic waste. Is it estimated that at least 35 percent of this waste is not managed effectively.
In Indonesia, 6.8 million tons of plastic waste were generated in 2017, with a recycling rate of just 6 percent and a high rate of leakage into the country's waterways. Our priorities include creating business models for plastic waste management in Southeast Asia with a particular focus on recycling end-of-life plastics to ease the transition from a linear to a circular economy.
In the context of plastic waste management systems in Indonesia, how can we integrate innovative solutions that will improve overall waste management strategies?
OUR SOLUTION
To address the enormous challenge of plastic waste, Financing Change has partnered with a leading chemical recycling company to introduce this technology in Southeast Asia and Australia, transforming end-of-life plastics and contributing to the circular economy.
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THE CHALLENGE
Australia is the world leader in energy transition, by 2040 94% of Australia’s energy requirements (102 GW) will be renewable of which 90% of this will be generated by solar/wind. Current solar capacity is 18GW (11GW residential rooftop solar) which will increase to 48GW by 2025, 80GW by 2030. This is compared to other renewables, onshore wind 28GW and 1.5GW each for offshore wind and biopower for the same period. Australia’s investing in both localised energy storage and major pumped hydro infrastructure projects which should smooth out the storage limitations over the coming next decade. Reliability of solar has also improved dramatically the past decade with life expectancy of PV panels increasing from 5 years to 20 years. As we move towards a more decentralised energy generation solution maintaining performance will be essential.
OUR SOLUTION
The latest advances in combining thermal imaging, machine learning, satellite positioning, and drone technologies now allow for remote performance management of large scale solar (LSS) arrays during both commissioning and normal operations. These assessments can be done remotely and with no shut down time required, thereby reducing costs and improving output.
We have partnered with a world leader in thermography and LSS management to introduce this innovative technology solution to Australia and SE Asia.
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Indonesia
Gedung 88 Lantai 9A
Kota Casablanca
Tebet, Jakarta
Hong Kong
17 Canton Road, Rooms 05-15
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Email
contact@marinechange.com
Indonesia
Gedung 88 Lantai 9A
Kota Casablanca
Tebet, Jakarta
Hong Kong
17 Canton Road, Rooms 05-15
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Email
contact@marinechange.com
