Rimba Raya REDD+ Forest Conservation
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Methodology
Forest conservation and restoration (REDD+)
Protecting endangered forests from illegal tree cutting or planting trees in areas that have already been deforested.
About the project
The Rimba Raya Biodiversity Project is one of the world’s largest REDD+ projects. Rimba Raya protects and preserves tropical lowland peat swamp forests, an endangered ecosystem, and is the native home to the Bornean Orangutan, as well as other endangered and threatened species. The project prevents this valuable ecosystem from being converted into palm oil plantations, and also protects the adjacent world-renowned Tanjung Puting National Park by creating a physical buffer zone on its eastern border.
Project impact to date
Sustainable development goals
The project supports 17 goals outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
13 - Climate action
The Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve is located in the tropical peat swamp forest on the southern coast of Borneo in Central Kalimantan province, Indonesia, a region which has suffered from high rates of deforestation as a result of palm oil plantation expansion. The location of the project and impact allow for a unique contribution towards mitigating the effects of climate change because Indonesia ranks as one of the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases.
15 - Life on land
A recent study of the Project Management Zone documented high biodiversity including 361 species of birds, 122 species of mammals, and 180 species of trees and woody plants likely to be present in the project area. Rimba Raya biodiversity notably includes the endangered Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), the only great ape outside of Africa, whose populations have declined 95% in the last century.
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