Project Number

VCS 1477

Standard

Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)

Additional Certification

Climate, Community, Biodiversity Standards (CCB)

Climate Gold, Community Gold, Biodiversity Gold

Technology Type

REDD+ (Avoided Planned Deforestation and Reforestation, combined with Conservation of Undrained and Partially drained Peatland and Rewetting of Drained Peatland activities)

Project Location

Katingan and Kotawaringin Timur districts, Central Kalimantan Province, Indonesia

Sustainability Beyond Carbon

Generating an array of sustainability outcomes, beyond just avoiding the release of CO2 from the project area’s carbon stocks

Kalimantan encompasses approximately 5.7 million ha of peatland.  By 2020, the expansion of industrial plantations on peatlands in Kalimantan alone is estimated to contribute to about 20% of Indonesia’s total GHG emissions.

The project area contains vast amounts of CO₂, with aboveground biomass and peat carbon stocks quantified to be 14.25 Mt and 546.75 Mt of carbon, respectively.  The project plays a vital role in stabilizing water flows, preventing devastating peat fires, enriching soil nutrients and providing clean water.  The PA is biodiversity rich, containing large populations of many high conservation value species, including some of the world’s most endangered (e.g. Bornean Orangutan and Proboscis Monkey).  While the PA contains no permanent human settlements, it is surrounded by villages for which it supports traditional livelihoods including farming, fishing, and non-timber forest products harvesting.

The forest habitat supports 2 critically endangered, 11 endangered and 31 vulnerable species. Preliminary estimates indicate an estimated population of almost 4,000 Orangutan, almost 10,000 Bornean Gibbon and over 500 Proboscis Monkey.  These populations all represent over 5% of the remaining global population of these species.  Overall, the project area’s biodiversity includes 157 bird, 67 mammal, 41 reptile, 8 amphibian, 111 fish, and 314 floral species.