Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve
Borneo, Indonesia
The Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve is one of the world’s largest initiatives to protect and restore tropical lowland peat swamp forests. One of the most highly endangered and important ecosystems in the world, the reserve is more than 64,000 hectares, which makes it nearly as large as Singapore!
Rimba Raya is extraordinarily rich in biodiversity, and is home to several keystone species such as the endangered Bornean Orangutan, Clouded Leopard, Bornean Gibbon, and Asian Sun Bear. Project revenues have helped to fund everything from rehabilitation and environmental education programs, to Orangutan Foundation International. In addition, the project builds on the work of World Education by helping to improve access to clean water, provide efficient cook stoves, and improve local healthcare facilities.
The Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve Project is the largest-ever REDD project to see its emission reductions verified under the Verified Carbon Standard. To date, it has already successfully reduced more than 15 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, and it’s estimated that it will avoid more than 130 million tonnes of emissions over the 30 year lifetime of the project.
Rimba Raya’s community development programs address all 17 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
The target
"Preserve 91,215 hectares of tropical peat swamp forest"
UN Sustainability Goals
Protect, restore and promote life on land
Action to combat climate change
Clean water and sanitation for all
Project location
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Carbon credits certification
Rimba Raya is located in Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, and is one of the largest REDD+ peat swamp forest projects in the world, avoiding nearly 130 million tonnes of carbon emissions
Project location
Rimba Raya is extraordinarily rich in biodiversity, and is home to several keystone species such as the endangered Bornean Orangutan, Clouded Leopard, Bornean Gibbon, and Asian Sun Bear. Project revenues have helped to fund everything from rehabilitation and environmental education programs, to Orangutan Foundation International. In addition, the project builds on the work of World Education by helping to improve access to clean water, provide efficient cook stoves, and improve local healthcare facilities.
Why we chose it
The Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve Project is the largest-ever REDD project to see its emission reductions verified under the Verified Carbon Standard. To date, it has already successfully reduced more than 15 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, and it’s estimated that it will avoid more than 130 million tonnes of emissions over the 30 year lifetime of the project.
Rimba Raya’s community development programs address all 17 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Visit Verra registry to learn even more about it.
With the help of Club Leaf and our members, Rimba Raya has achieved some great results. And it’s only the beginning!
Project impact
300,000
trees have been planted to date
15,000,000 kg CO2e
total offset to date
1900
water filtration systems installed
The Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve is one of the world’s largest initiatives to protect and restore tropical lowland peat swamp forests. One of the most highly endangered and important ecosystems in the world, the reserve is more than 64,000 hectares, which makes it nearly as large as Singapore!
Summary
Benefits
Protects exosystems and endangered species like Orangutans and Clouded Leopards
The target
Preserve 91,215 hectares of tropical peat swamp forest
Benefits
Supports all 17 United Nations Development Goals
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