The Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve REDD Project

Carbon Measurement and MonitoringKey technical skills. The following technical skills will be needed formeasurement and monitoring of carbon levels:Development of a carbon accounting methodology specificallygeared to tropical peat swamp forets.An understanding of local, regional, and national landconversion practices and spatial planning policies in order todetermine the level of threat (additionality).Ability to interpret satellite imagery including but not limited toSPOT & LandSat data, as well as to plot, create, and interpretdata from high resolution areal photography.Ability to plot, create and interpret GIS data including theability to collect ground calibration data as well as to conductground truthing for comparison to satellite imagery.Expertise and prior experience. InfiniteEARTH has contracted withtwo of the leading experts in this field both globally (from amethodology perspective) and locally (from a field executionperspective).Winrock International is a leading voice and active participant in theglobal environment and climate change arena. For over a decade,Winrock has been the organization trusted worldwide to bring themost cutting edge, proven information and services for greenhousegas assessment in agriculture, forestry, and other land uses. EcosystemServices fulfills Winrock’s mission by developing innovativeapproaches to carbon estimation and disseminating this informationto organizations and communities worldwide so they can participate innew markets. Winrock International was created in 1985 with themerger of three institutions: the International AgriculturalDevelopment Service, the Winrock International Livestock Researchand Training Center, and the Agricultural Development Council(A/D/C).Forest Carbon is led by Scott Stanley MSc, who has worked in LatinAmerica and SE Asia for more than 20 years conducting forestryresearch and managing large forestry and conservation projectsfunded by the World Bank, USAID, The Nature Conservancy, Flora andFauna International. Scott has lived in Indonesia for the past nine yearsand has a real world perspective on local, regional and national issues.Gaps. Project proponents have an ongoing relationship with Winrockand ForestCarbon, and will continue to engage these organizations forthon a regular basis in order to tap their expertise as needed to fill anygaps.G4.3. Capacity Building and Project TrainingInclude a plan to provide orientation and training for the project’s employeesand relevant people from the communities with an objective of buildinglocally useful skills and knowledge to increase local participation in projectimplementation. These capacity building efforts should target a wide range ofpeople in the communities, including minority and underrepresented groups.Identify how training will be passed on to new workers when there is staffturnover, so that local capacity will not be lost.Capacity building is a critical element in the operation of the RimbaRaya project’s social service program. In order for these initiatives tosucceed, members of the community need the skills necessary toeffectively implement this mandate. It is therefore imperative for thesocial service provisions to not just create additional employment, but191