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The Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve REDD Project

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Outreach and Education<strong>The</strong> centerpiece of this outreach effort will be aGoogle Earth feature that allows the public tofollow the movements of individual orangutansover a number of years. Through this application,Dr. Galdikas and InfiniteEARTH hope to transform their work intoa comprehensive and interactive educational experience that willengage schools across the globe.In addition to disseminating information about OFI and InfiniteEarth research programs, Infinite Earth will invite and supportIndonesian and outside scientists and students in conductingbiodiversity, ecology and conservation studies in <strong>Rimba</strong> <strong>Raya</strong>.<strong>Project</strong> proponents have already begun programs withOrganization for Tropical Studies (OTS), CIFOR, RedlandsUniversity and ESRI which will be expanded in the first year post-­verification.<strong>Rimba</strong> <strong>Raya</strong> will hostinternational students andfaculty on an educationalfield visit organized by the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS)July 2010. OTS researchers and students, guided by ForestCarbon and Infinite Earth field experts will: Develop an understanding of how forest restoration andrehabilitation projects are designed at large and small scalesincluding private sector projects Develop an understanding of the ecological, economic andlogistical processes involved in forest restoration Explore thetrade-­‐offs in approaches for biodiversity protection, timberproduction and carbon sequestration Gain hands-­‐on experience in restoration design andimplementation Apply toolkits for the monitoring and evaluation of restorationprojects Evaluate GHG emissions under various levels of degradation andthe impact of a nascent carbon trading initiativeThis program will be an important pilot project to bring students,conservation workers and scientists into <strong>Rimba</strong> <strong>Raya</strong> to engage inhands-­‐on learning and initiate more advanced, longterm researchand applied conservation management. For more on the <strong>Rimba</strong><strong>Raya</strong> OTS program seehttp://www.ots.ac.cr/images/downloads/aboutots/media/atbc-­course2010.pdfThis year, <strong>Rimba</strong><strong>Raya</strong> will also hostCIFOR’s GlobalComparative Study on <strong>REDD</strong> (GCS) research, which aims toanalyze the impact of <strong>REDD</strong> projects in six countries, includingIndonesia.<strong>The</strong> research uses a Before and After approach, that is, wedocument how things are Before a project is implemented andAfter that project is carried out. We This year, July 2010, CIFORwill carry out a “BEFORE” socio-­‐economic analysis, returning in2012 to carry out the “AFTER” component of research.145

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