The Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve REDD Project

ContentsContents ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................................................................. 8GLOSSARY OF PROJECT SPECIFIC TERMS ................................................................................................................................ 9EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................................................... 1G1. Original Conditions in the Project Area ............................................................................................................................................................................... 7G1.1. Project Location and Basic Physical Parameters ........................................................................................................................................................... 7G1.2. Types and Condition of Project Area Vegetation ........................................................................................................................................................ 13G1.4. Current Carbon Stocks within the Project Area .......................................................................................................................................................... 24G1.5. Description of Project Zone Communities .................................................................................................................................................................. 30G1.6. Current Land Use, Property Rights, and Conflicts ...................................................................................................................................................... 40G1.7. Description of Project Zone Biodiversity.................................................................................................................................................................... 43G1.8. Project Zone High Conservation Value Evaluation ..................................................................................................................................................... 54G1.8.1. Significant Concentrations of Biodiversity Values ................................................................................................................................................... 57G1.8.2. Significant Large Landscape-Level Areas ............................................................................................................................................................... 66G1.8.3. Threatened or Rare Ecosystems .............................................................................................................................................................................. 69G1.8.4. Areas Providing Critical Ecosystem Services .......................................................................................................................................................... 71G1.8.5. Areas Fundamental for meeting the basic needs of local communities ...................................................................................................................... 77G1.8.6. Areas Critical for Traditional Cultural Identity ........................................................................................................................................................ 78G2. Baseline Projections ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 79G2.1. Most Likely ‘Without Project’ Land-­‐Use Scenario ........................................................................................................................................................ 79G2.2. Documentation of Project ‘Additionality’................................................................................................................................................................... 97G2.3. Estimated Carbon Stock Changes for ‘Without Project’ Reference Scenario .............................................................................................................. 107G2.4. ‘Without Project’ Scenario Effects on Project Zone Communities ............................................................................................................................. 121G2.5. ‘Without Project’ Scenario Effects on Project Zone Biodiversity ............................................................................................................................... 123G3. Project Design and Goals ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 126G3.1. Summary of Project Climate, Community, and Biodiversity Objectives ..................................................................................................................... 126G3.2. Description of Major Project Activities ..................................................................................................................................................................... 127G3.3. Project Boundaries and Location of Major Project Activities ..................................................................................................................................... 147G3.4. Project Lifetime, Accounting Period, and Implementation Schedule .......................................................................................................................... 148G3.5. Risks to Expected Climate, Community, and Biodiversity Benefits............................................................................................................................ 157G3.6. Project Design and High Conservation Values .......................................................................................................................................................... 163G3.7. Project Benefits Beyond Project Lifetime .................................................................................................................................................................. 163G3.8. Stakeholder Identification and the Rimba Raya Process Framework .......................................................................................................................... 166G3.9. CCBA Public Comment Period ................................................................................................................................................................................. 176G3.10. Grievances and Conflict Resolution ........................................................................................................................................................................ 176G3.11. Project Financing .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 178G4. Management Capacity and Best Practices ....................................................................................................................................................................... 179G4.1. Project Proponents and Governance Structure ........................................................................................................................................................... 179v