REDD+/ARR project (avoided deforestation, peatland rewetting and reforestation) combined with agroforestry and livelihood components
Crediting period: 2010 - 2070 (60 years, renewable)
VCS (Verified Carbon Standard) and CCB Standards (Third Edition) certified
Methodology: VCS VM0007 (Modular methodology for REDD projects)
Located in Katingan and Kotawaringin Timur Districts, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Total project area: 149,800 hectares of peat swamp forest
Land held under a 60-year Ecosystem Restoration Concession (ERC) license from the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry, extendable to 100 years
Wider project zone covers 34 villages and around 43,000 people, no permanent settlements inside the project area itself
Reforestation (4,433 ha) through community-led agroforestry, fire-break planting and intensive reforestation in degraded non-forest areas
Peatland rewetting through canal blocking and dam construction
Fire prevention through community-staffed firefighting teams, early warning systems and monitoring posts
Forest ranger patrols and community-led monitoring against illegal logging, poaching and encroachment
Conservation pursued through participatory community mapping, village-level planning and FPIC processes
Local communities trained in carbon MRV, fire suppression, nursery management, peat hydrology, participatory planning, conflict mediation and biodiversity survey methods
Baseline established through social and ecological field surveys, reviewed and updated through periodic monitoring