Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve Project

How it works

The project creates a 'buffer zone' along the entire length of the eastern border of the national park, covering it for 90 km. In this way, RimBa Raya protects Tanjung Puting from the continuous expansion of Indonesian industrial areas. The project safeguards a wide variety of vegetation including mangroves, these plant formations allow the capture of a quantity of CO₂ ten times higher than a traditional tree. In order to survive, mangroves require that the Indonesian ecosystem does not undergo changes, even a small increase in temperatures can be crucial.

Where does it develop?

Located on the southern coast of Borneo, Rimba Raya protects 64,000 hectares of peat and riparian forests, capturing 3.5 million tons of CO₂ per year. Continuous fires, deforestation and rising temperatures are endangering the survival of the Indonesian forest ecosystem.

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The certifications

Verra has awarded Rimba Raya both the CCB (Climate, Community and Biodiversity) certification and the SDG VIstA (Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard) certification, the latter is obtained only when the project contributes to the achievement of all 17 SDGs.

Benefits

Rimba Raya contributes to the achievement of all 17 SDGs, thus generating countless co-benefits: access to renewable energy, the construction of infrastructure, ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation, guaranteeing education by providing books, uniforms and funding to children in need and finally ensuring a source of income for part of the population of the villages. Even Indonesian biodiversity is at great risk of extinction, Rimba Raya protects 422 animal species, including one of the last wild orangutan populations in the world.

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The project in a nutshell

• Preservation of biodiversity
• Economic and social development
• Improved air and soil conditions
• Energy from renewable sources