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Forest protection project addressing all the 17 UN SDGs in Indonesian Borneo

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Rimba Raya is the largest REDD+ project in the world. In terms of avoided emissions delivered to date, it protects nearly 65,000 hectares of peat swamp forest in Central Kalimantan in Indonesian Borneo and avoids more than 130 million tonnes of carbon emissions. The project forms a vital patrolled buffer zone between palm oil estates and the Tanjung Puting National Park, home to one of the last remaining wild populations of orangutans on earth, and provides economic and social upward mobility to local communities.

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Rimba Raya was the first REDD+ project validated under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS). It has also received triple-gold validation under the Climate Community and Biodiversity Alliance Standard (CBB) and has been validated by the SD Vista Standard achieving the highest possible rating of contributing to all 17 UN SDGs. 


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<h2 id="challenges">Challenges</h2>

In 2007, the project area was under imminent threat of planned deforestation; the area was gazetted by the provincial government to be converted into four palm oil estates.

<h2 id="solution">Solution</h2>

Rimba Raya aims at protecting the planet and its climate, while simultaneously providing economic and social upward mobility to local communities.

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The project forms a vital patrolled buffer zone between palm oil plantations and the Tanjung Puting National Park, home to one of the last remaining wild populations of orangutans on earth. Rimba Raya's very existence provides a means to preserve the natural habitat of these animals, allowing them to survive and thrive unmolested. Management of these species focuses on protecting wetland areas and undisturbed forests, reducing hunting, mitigating threats from forest fires, and maintaining water quality in rivers and wetlands.

### Environmental benefits
1. Over 20,000 mangrove trees have been planted.
1. Protects and preserves 64,500 hectares of the forest.
1. Provides a home to 300 species of birds. 
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    <td>Species of mammals</td>
    <td>122</td>
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    <td>Species of trees and plants</td>
    <td>180</td>
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    <td>Species of reptiles</td>
    <td>140</td>
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### Community benefits
1. 2500 households are provided with clean water.
2. Over 6400 children in 35 schools are supported.
3. Child nutritional programs and health services are introduced to 10 villages bordering the region.
4. Established sustainable community gardens provide additional income.

### Biodiversity benefits

The Bornean Orangutan, the Proboscis Monkey, the Bornean Agile Gibbon, the Asian Sun Bear, the Sunda Pangolin and the Clouded Leopard are the flagship species from the IUCN Red List that are found in Rimba Raya.


Rimba Raya is the largest REDD+ project in the world. In terms of avoided emissions delivered to date, it protects nearly 65,000 hectares of peat swamp forest in Central Kalimantan in Indonesian Borneo and avoids more than 130 million tonnes of carbon emissions.

Rimba Raya was the first REDD+ project validated under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS). It has also received triple-gold validation under the Climate Community and Biodiversity Alliance Standard (CCB) and has been validated by SD Vista Standard achieving the highest possible rating of contributing to all 17 UN SDGs.

<h2 id="goals">UN Sustainable Development Goals addressed</h2>

Rimba Raya developes livelihood programmes in surrounding villages (addressing all 17 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals) to provide education, employment and hope for the future.

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Solar water pumps for salt farmers of Kutch, Gujarat, India

The project aims to install solar PV systems for operating the water pumps. Its beneficiaries are the salt farmers of Kutch (mostly women) who produce more than 75% of India’s salt. The farmers generally use diesel for pumping out water/ brine into the salt pans spending two-thirds of their earnings on fuel. With the installation of solar PV systems, diesel usage is replaced by a renewable energy source.

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Low wages paid by middlemen and hard working conditions on the salt pans make the salt farmers marginalized workforce. The project is part of a movement initiated by SEWA (Self Employed Women’s Association) and GTNW (Grassroots Training Network for Women) to empower poor, self-employed women workers. The benefits include improved livelihoods, increased social welfare and reduced spending on fossil fuels. 

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Forest protection project in the Koh Kong Province of Cambodia

Southern Cardamom REDD+ is a forest protection project located in the Koh Kong Province in Cambodia. It is one of the 200 most important locations for biodiversity conservation on the planet. This important habitat is now part of Southern Cardamom National Park and Tatai Wildlife Sanctuary and protects a critical part of the Cardamom Mountains Rainforest Ecoregion. The project protects 52 species of IUCN threatened birds, mammals, and reptiles including Siamese crocodile and one of Cambodia's two viable populations of the Asian elephant. 

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Southern Cardamom REDD+ directly supports the livelihoods of 21 villages in nine communes in the project area. With new skills and new income opportunities, the communities can flourish and ease the pressure on the forest.

The project is validated under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), the Climate Community and Biodiversity Alliance Standard (CBB), and the SD Vista Standard.

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<h2 id="challenges">Challenges</h2>

Despite its global importance, Southern Cardamom region is one of most threatened forest landscapes in South East Asia. Illegal logging, fuel gathering and charcoal production all threaten the forest. Uncontrolled small-scale land conversion of forest to agricultural land is the main challenge. Rural communities depend on small-scale agricultural production to support their livelihood as they lack sufficient employment opportunities and knowledge.

<h2 id="solution">Solution</h2>

This important habitat is now part of Southern Cardamom National Park and Tatai Wildlife Sanctuary and protects a critical part of the Cardamom Mountains Rainforest Ecoregion.The project directly supports the livelihoods of 21 villages in nine communes in the project area. With new skills and new income opportunities, the communities can flourish and ease the pressure on the forest.

### Environmental benefits
The project generates substantial biodiversity co-benefits, protects forest and species, improves water quality. 

1. Supporting at least 52 species of IUCN threatened birds, mammals, and reptiles including Siamese crocodile and one of Cambodia's two viable populations of Asian elephant.
2. The watershed is important for the fisheries of the Gulf of Thailand as it provides fresh water to the largest contiguous mangrove forest left in the Gulf, Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary, which is a critical nursery for the region's fisheries.

### Community benefits
The communities that benefit from the project represent approximately 3,800 families (over 16,300 individuals). The territory of the project has 20 major waterways that feed 3,800 villages in 6 provinces. This area also provides food for Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam and supports the regulation of climate for the Southeast Asian peninsula.

1. Training on agricultural methods and intensification
2. Improving health facilities and care
3. Community-based eco tourism development
4. Community Scholarship Fund


Southern Cardamom REDD+ is a forest protection project in the Koh Kong Province of Cambodia.

Southern Cardamom REDD+ is a certified forest protection project located in the Koh Kong Province of Cambodia. The project is a critical part of the Cardamom Mountains Rainforest Ecoregion, one of the 200 most important locations for biodiversity conservation on the planet.

<h2 id="partners">Partners</h2>

Wildlife Alliance has been assisting the government in the management of the Cardamom Rainforest Landscape since 2002. Core activities of Wildlife Alliance have been patrols protecting the forest and technical assistance to the government to help it implement forest protection. Wildlife Alliance has also undertaken community development and education programs, to help local people switch to livelihoods that are compatible with the sustainable use of the regions rich natural resources.

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