Fauna Flora International has engaged Forest Carbon, a leading forestry and REDD project consulting company to develop three REDD plus projects in West Kalimantan.
Forest Carbon: www.forest-carbon.org
Fauna and Flora's Approach to Conservation in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
1. REDD+: A Strategy to Conserve
Village Forests in West Kalimantan,
Indonesia
2. A Landscape Approach to Conservation West Kalimantan
Goal: Preserve connectivity between
Gunung Palung National Park and
Sentap Kancang in West Kalimantan.
Strategy:
1. Work with communities to develop
village forests.
– Assist in land tenure rights.
– Conduct carbon stock
assessments.
– Train local people in carbon
stock assessments.
2. Engage palm oil estates on land
management.
– Maps HCVF Areas.
– Develop REDD Projects within
concessions.
3. Riam Berasap Village Forest Case Study
Why is Riam Berasap Important?
• Community Motivation: Plans for oil
palm conversion were abandoned after
community members protested.
• Biodiversity: Part of the forested
corridor linking important orangutan
populations in Sentap Kacang and
Gunung Palung.
• Dependency on the Forest: Community
harvests non-timber forest products.
• High Carbon Stocks: Forest is on
medium depth peat.
• Continued Threat: Slated for
conversion for new transmigration
settlements.
4. Local Communities as
Environmental Stewards:
FFI seeks to prepare local communities to become
active participants in conservation.
Community Engagement Strategy:
– Conduct a series of community training
sessions on HCVF identification and carbon
stock assessment techniques.
– Hire local people to assist in carbon stock
inventories.
– Work with community leaders on engaging
district level government.
– Ensure that community members have
given prior and informed consent.
5. Riam Berasap Community Forest
Land Cover Classification Map
• Land Area: 633 hectares
• Majority of the high density peat
forest is still in tack.
• Located in important peat forest
corridor.
• Low levels of degradation on the
edges of the village forest.
• Proximity to new roads and towns
put the forest under threat of
further development.
6. Riam Berasap: Carbon Emission Baseline and Revenue Estimates
Explanation of Emission
Estimates:
• Initial emissions from timber
extraction.
• Slash wood is burned creating
emissions.
• Palm growth included to
account for potential small
holder system.
• Drainage causes peat
oxidation over the entire
project life.
• Peat burning occurs during
initial years of clearance.
Carbon Revenue Potential:
• 3 Pricing Scenarios: $2.5; $5;
$10/Metric Ton.
• Potential revenue for 30 year
project: $17,849,669 USD.
7. Riam Berasap: Next Steps
• Work with local government
to secure community land
tenure of the village forest.
• Engage investors on REDD
project development and
credit purchases.
• Finalize carbon stock
estimations and REDD project
documents.
• Develop carbon revenue
sharing mechanism.
8. Pematung Gadung Community Forest Area
• Part of extended corridor
located south of
Ketapang.
• 29,000 Hectares.
• Communities motivated
for conservation.
• Multiple drivers of
deforestation (Logging, oil
palm, mining).
• Consists of peat forests.
• Areas of high biodiversity.
9. Why does FFI engage palm oil
companies on conservation?
• Threat of palm oil
development in the corridor is
clear.
• Majority of region slated for
palm oil conversion.
• Palm estates have a huge
impact on local community
livelihoods and access to the
forest.
• Concession areas are critical
habitat for orangutans and
other endangered species.
10. REDD+ within Palm Oil Concession
Goal: Create model to use REDD+
to finance conservation of HCV
areas within palm oil concessions.
Initial Analysis:
• HCVF Surveys confirm that parts
of the concession are critical
orangutan habitat.
• Deep peat areas mapped by ANJ
and surveyed by FFI scientific
teams.
• Draft Carbon Accounting Area
(7000 hectares) designed to
preserve critical habitat, deep
peat, and connectivity.
• GHG Emission Reductions from
the Carbon Accounting Area
could total 18,000,000 tons CO2e.
11. PT KAL: Carbon Emission Baseline and Revenue Estimates
Explanation of Emission
Estimates:
• Initial emissions from timber
extraction.
• Slash wood is burned creating
emissions.
• Peat Drainage causes peat
oxidation over the entire life
of the project.
• Peat burning occurs during
initial years of clearance.
• Emissions modeled over 30
year period.
Carbon Revenue Potential:
• 3 Pricing Scenarios: $2.5; $5;
$10/Metric Ton.
• Potential revenue for 30 year
project: $182,700,000 USD.
12. REDD+ within Palm Oil: Next Steps
• Create community
development plan.
• Engage communities and
gain local support for REDD
project.
• Develop REDD revenue
sharing mechanism.
• Refine carbon accounting
area based on ecological,
technical and social
assessments.
• Develop project documents
under the Voluntary Carbon
Standard and Community,
Climate, and Biodiversity
Alliance
13. Carbon Market Strategy
Why does FFI develop REDD projects under the VCS?
• VCS is scientifically robust.
• Double validated methodologies exist for peat
forests in Southeast Asia.
• VCS credits are trusted by major corporations and
banks for offset requirements. (i.e Macquerie, Gazprom, Shell)
• Multiple VCS projects in the pipeline in Indonesia.
(i.e Rimba Raya, Kapuas Hulu, Ulu Masen)
www.v-c-s.org
Discuss FFI and Forest Carbon Partnership on carbon project development. Forest Carbon has worked on pioneering REDD projects in Indonesia including the Rimba Raya project in central Kalimantan. FFI specializes in biodiversity conservation and has been working in Indonesia for many years.
The map depicts the Sentap Kancang – Gunung Palung Ecological Corridor
This map show how Riam Berasap is located on critical peat forest corridor in west kalimantan.
The picture on the right are of the HCVF and Carbon Stock Assessment trainings held in Ketapang in July, 2010. The two lower photos are of FFI’s team using local community members.
This map depicts an accurate land cover classification through analysis of SPOT 4 and SPOT 5 imagery using Ecognition Software for delineation of forest areas. Degradation is occurring on the edges of the forest as the area develops further.
Note: after 10 yrs, bottom section is shaded because will need to be re-verified with new baseline, shouldn't use beyond 10 yrs.
This is a general map of the Pematung Gadung area. FFI plans to begin serious work on this area in January where it will collaborate with local communities on the development of village forests within this large land area. The map shows a SPOT 5, 2.5 meter resolution image.
Here you have a map that shows land planning for West Kalimantan. The map shows that most land is slated for Oil Palm Conversion
Map show the draft carbon accounting area and Peat layers as mapped by Wetlands international.
Assumes that first year company only capable of constructing drainage in 1,000 ha while in 2nd year area increases to 2,000/ha. Note: after 10 yrs, bottom section is shaded because will need to be re-verified with new baseline, shouldn't use beyond 10 yrs.