The Royal Golden Cocoon of Java: Cricula Trifenestrata # SDGAction49210
Project Developer
- Royal Silk Foundation (belongs to Royal Family of Yogyakarta)
Size
- Large
- (10000000)
Maturity stage
- Mature for investment
Country
- Indonesia
Financing mechanism
Seed capital
Contact
Dolly Wong
Link
Environmental benefits
Afforestation as climate crisis mitigation and biodiversity conservation
Community benefits
Job creations and rural women empowerment as wild silk spinners
Business model
Locally handmade export quality wild silk yarns are weaved into high quality aesthetic kimono sold in Japan. Part of the kimono sales are contributed as Cricula Trifenestrata wild silkworm natural habitat conservation (in Yogyakarta) which has afforestated an otherwise arid land and also conserved a Javanese natural and cultural landscape; The Imogiri Royal Cemetery built in 1632.