Title: Leuser Public Private REDD Project
1 Leuser Public Private REDD Project An Overview
2Table of Contents
- Section 1 The Leuser Ecosystem
- Section 2 Project Strategy
- Section 3 REDD Project Development
- Section 4 Investment Project Development
- Section 5 Expectations of GCF
3Section 1 The Leuser Ecosystem
4Leuser Ecosystem Total Area 2,280,000
ha Forest land 1,920,000 ha
5Deforestation Historical Deforestation
5,500ha/year (3 MtCO2e) Forest land
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6Threats Roads Palm oil conversion Mining Encroac
hment Illegal logging
7Communities 690,000 people living inside or
adjacent to 8 ethnic groups Some of the
poorest communities in Indonesia
8Biodiversity One of the last places in SE Asia
that is of sufficient size and quality to
maintain viable populations of many rare and
charismatic species such as tigers, orangutans,
rhinos, elephants, and clouded leopard.
9Low Carbon Investment Opportunities Sustainable
timber plantations, community agro-forestry,
renewable energy, eco-tourism
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10Section 2 Project Strategy
11Integrated Landscape Approach
- Project nested in a provincial wide REDD
approach. - The financial flows created by carbon credits
will be used to fund sustainable development and
conservation activities. - Project aims to address the root cause of
deforestation unsustainable approaches to
economic development. - Holistic land management strategy employed, in
line with the Governors Aceh Green vision, which
calls for hard investments in electrification
projects, agro-forestry and timber plantations as
well as soft investments in education, healthcare
and community work. - Aim is to refocus communities neighboring forests
away from inefficient forest utilization and
agricultural practices and employ them in higher
value-added and ecologically balanced economic
activities. - This holistic approach is best positioned to
address the issues of Additionality, Permanence
and Leakage.
12Timeline
13Section 3 REDD Project Development
14REDD Implementation Steps
15Carbon Accounting Updates
- IPCC Carbon stock estimates 1,400 million
tonnes CO2-e - Spatial analysis forest type stratification in
line with IPCC completed - Indicative historical deforestation rates
determined - Leading service providers have defined the
baseline and project scenarios, identified the
complexities posed by deforestation pressures
confirmed a compatible methodology that is as
close to market ready as possible selected a
business as usual reference approach suitable for
addressing the deforestation drivers in Aceh and
developed a clear and definitive list of data
parameters to complete the Project Design
Document (PDD). - The full preparation of the baseline will be
consistent with best current international
practice and experience. The service providers
identified for this work represent the best and
most dynamic available in this field.
16Carbon Accounting contd.
- Key outputs and points to consider
- Based on our definition of the project and
baseline scenarios, combined with our assessment
of the methodologies emerging from the Voluntary
Carbon Standard double approval process,
compatible methodologies were found to be - Methodology for Estimating Reductions of GHG
Emissions from Mosaic Deforestation Developed by
World Bank BioCarbon Fund - Methodology for Estimating Reductions of GHG
Emissions from Frontier Deforestation Developed
by Amazonas Sustainable Foundation - These methodologies were selected as they met the
following key selection criteria - Allow assessment of both mosaic and frontier
deforestation representative of deforestation
trends in Aceh - Are in the final stages of the first validation
phase and are likely achieve double approval
within the next 3-6 months - Accept a forward-looking baseline approach to
developing the business as usual baseline map - The business as usual reference methodology
selected is the Terrestrial Carbon Groups Three
Filters approach. This meets the key criteria
forward-looking, spatially explicit, regional and
national estimates, compatible in Indonesia,
allows greatest flexibility in data requirements,
and appears to be transparent in its application. - Some destructive sampling of aboveground biomass
pools is required. - Currently there are limitations in methodologies
for projects that avoid forest degradation - A strong focus will be placed on the MRV system.
17Social and Community Assessment Updates
- Local Acehnese company Mitra Koalisi have
conducted a comprehensive Social and Community
Assessment. The intention of the study is to
fulfill the requirements of the CCB standards and
to guide project decisions concerning community
consultation, benefit-sharing and grievance
mechanisms
- Key outputs and points to consider
- 50 villages have been sampled across the Leuser
Ecosystem. - Essential assessment areas
- Social Baseline What are current levels of
wellbeing? - Impact from the Project How will the project
affect the wellbeing of the affected communities? - Impact from the Community How will current
community activities affect the success of the
carbon project i.e. What are the local drivers
of land use and forest change? - Community Expectations what project
interventions do local communities want and what
are most likely to reduce deforestation
pressures?
- These essential elements will be central to
formulating the Leuser Public Private REDD
Project in line with international requirements,
meeting Indonesian government guidance and
regulation and partnering with the Government of
Aceh and others.
18Section 4 Investment Project Development
19Investment Implementation Steps
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