Rimba Raya REDD+ Forest Protection
REDD+
Forestry
プロジェクト概要
The Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve Project is a REDD+ avoided planned deforestation initiative in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Located in Seruyan Regency on the southern coast of Borneo, the project sits adjacent to Tanjung Puting National Park and acts as a buffer along the park’s eastern boundary. By protecting tropical peat swamp and other forest types that were slated for conversion to oil palm, the project averts greenhouse gas emissions while conserving critical habitat for endangered species, including the Bornean orangutan.
At its core, the project prevents land use change by establishing and protecting a privately funded reserve spanning 47,237 hectares, with management measures such as guard towers, forest patrols, a fire response plan with a brigade, and comprehensive monitoring. These activities target the primary baseline threats, including planned oil palm conversion, associated drainage of peatlands, and fire, thereby maintaining carbon stocks in both aboveground biomass and deep peat soils.
Beyond protection, the project invests in complementary programs that reinforce long-term conservation outcomes and community well-being. These include community-run nurseries to supply native seedlings for reforestation, environmental education curricula, a community-based firefighting program, and a Seruyan River clean-up and waste management effort. The project also supports orangutan rehabilitation and release infrastructure, developed in collaboration with conservation partners active in Tanjung Puting National Park.