The Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve REDD Project

e present in the Seruyan River inside the Project Zone. TheEstuarine Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), also present in TanjungPutting, is listed as lower risk by IUCN, but has suffered severeoverhunting and is listed as CITES Annex II and protected byIndonesian law. While conducting social surveys in the ProjectArea, villagers reported that crocodiles still exist in the SeruyanRiver and its tributaries. Surveys for both species shouldtherefore be considered.Bird Survey of Lake SebuluhMigratory and aquatic birds associated with Lake Sembuluh onthe eastern edge of the Project Zone comprise a category ofavifauna of special interest for survey. Some 62 bird species from11 families that use inland or sub-­‐coastal wetlands areconsidered potentially present at Lake Sembuluh, as regularmigrants or a seasonal non-­‐breeding visitors. Species ofconservation concern include 31 ‘shorebirds’ or ‘waders’; 10herons, egrets, and bitterns; six ducks; six rails and crakes; threegulls and terns; two kingfishers; and four migratory passerines.Twenty of these species are protected under Indonesian law, andfour are listed as Near Threatened by IUCN – the Band-­‐belliedCrake (Porzana paykullii) and three Palearctic waders: Black-­tailedGodwit (Limosa limosa), Eurasian Curlew (Numeniusarquata), and Asian Dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus).Sixteen of these species have been recorded previously at nearbyTanjung Puting and may also be present in the Project Zone. Thisshould be confirmed.HCV Full AssessmentA subset of HCVs identified for section G 1.8 of the PDD willrequire follow-­‐up assessment in the field. The most onerous ofthese are linked to biodiversity values (HCVs 1-­‐3), but at least oneof these (HCV 1 – Areas with Important Levels of Biodiversity) willbe adequately addressed by outputs from activities (i) – (iii)described above. If it is desirable to identify HCV 3 (Rare orEndangered Ecosystems) in the Project Zone using the AnalyticalMethod described in the revised HCV Toolkit (rather than thePrecautionary Approach reported in section G1.8.3), then thiswork will need to be done during Phase II. Follow-­‐up assessmentof HCVs 5 & 6 must also be conducted, as explained in SectionG1.6. This requirement should be addressed adequately,however, as part of structured community surveys and outreachactivities anticipated for the Phase II Community Assessment (seeSection CM3.3 above).“Everything you want in life has a priceconnected to it. There's a price to pay ifyou want to make things better and aprice to pay just for leaving things asthey are”-­‐ Author & Inconoclast, Harry Browne272