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Indonesia: Preventing Deforestation in Rimba Raya Reserve

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Countries: Indonesia
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Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6)
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Conservation Agriculture/Agronomy
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Progress to Date: Total emission reductions: 3,500,000 t CO2 p.a. Total emission reductions
Services Needed: Other
Desired Partner: Other
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Nov. 2007  »  Ongoing
Project Website: www.firstclimate.com/en/our-carbon-offset-projects/preventin...
Contextual Condition(s): PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation
Additional Benefits: Other
Beneficiaries: Ecosystems
Planning & Implementation Time: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: ngo
Project Challenges: Other
Project Source: User
Profile Completion: 87%

Project Overview

The Rimba Raya Reserve is located in Borneo’s southeast stretching almost 100 kilometers from North to South along the borders of Tanjung Puting National Park. The reserve covers around 64,000 hectares and is dedicated to the protection and preservation of many endangered species, most notably, the endangered Bornean Orangutan whose population has declined over 95% in the last century. To protect areas of the forest, land use rights must be attained for the land bordering th…

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The Rimba Raya Reserve is located in Borneo’s southeast stretching almost 100 kilometers from North to South along the borders of Tanjung Puting National Park. The reserve covers around 64,000 hectares and is dedicated to the protection and preservation of many endangered species, most notably, the endangered Bornean Orangutan whose population has declined over 95% in the last century. To protect areas of the forest, land use rights must be attained for the land bordering the protected areas. So far, the project financing supports 13 community based initiatives ranging from water filtration to supporting a shrimp aquaculture co-operative.

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Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation
Project Benefits: Other
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Ecosystems
Months & Implementing: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: NGO / Civil society
Challenges: Other

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.

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