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The Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve REDD Project

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<strong>The</strong> model in Figure 48 represents the market for peat land bothbefore and after <strong>REDD</strong> in a basic supply and demand framework.Notice the initial supply curve (denoted ST) is completely vertical.This represents the fixed amount of agricultural (and to beconverted to agricultural) land available in Indonesia. <strong>The</strong> initialdemand curve (denoted DT) represents current demand foragricultural (and to be converted to agricultural) land inIndonesia.Figure 47. Hotellings Equilibrium Price and Quality Trajectoriesfor Non-­‐Renewable ResourcesIn Kalimantan the amount of peat land is declining at a rate of5.42% per year (Wetlands International, 2002). If <strong>REDD</strong> is enactedthe total store of land will be reduced further and competition forland will increase significantly engaging not only palm oilproducers, but also those looking to capitalize on the carbonstore in the peat land with the intention of selling credits. Thislevel of heightened scarcity will have significant impacts oncurrent and future land use plans. <strong>The</strong> market responsesassociated with this new, more limited quantity of available landwill likely follow basic market principles, assuming limitedgovernment involvement in market functionality withappropriate enforcement of land use regulations and propertyrights.Figure 48. Peat Land Market Supply and Price Equilibrium219

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