Project Narrative

While focusing on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, all our projects also generate multiple co-benefits. These are supportive of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Since 1990, Indonesia has lost almost a quarter of it‘s forest cover. Borneo‘s rainforests, like in many tropical areas, are under threat from timber cutting, mineral mining and the production of palm oil, pulp and rubber. The problem continues to worsen as cleared areas provide easy access to previously remote reaches of the forest. Easier access has also resulted in a growth in illegal wildlife trade, posing a further threat to the wildlife in the area. It has been estimated that an the equivalent area of a football field is deforested every minute. The peat swamp forests in Borneo alone hold up to 70 times more carbon than the amounts emitted annually by burning fossil fuels across the globe. Therefore, the degradation of the forests can result in huge carbon emissions. Furthermore, the area is extraordinarily rich in biodiversity and is home to hundreds of endangered species. Yet, the exploitation of resources threatens the existence of these delicate ecosystems.