Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  543
• Project status 2022
  TBC
• Project name
  Papua REDD Project
• Secondary name
• Country
  Indonesia
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  225000
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  2028
• Duration
  20
• Project description
  New Forests has been working with local stakeholders, NGOs, government representatives and an Indonesian partner organization (Emerald Planet) to establish technical, financial and social project parameters. Working with all levels of government and local communities, New Forests hopes to establish a model for forest conservation that delivers conservation and economic development outcomes, providing an alternative to agribusiness conversion that is advancing in other parts of the province. The Papua Project includes two sites: Mamberamo (North Papua) and Mimika (South Papua)
• Objective 1
  biodiversity conservation
• Objective 2
  social development
• Objective 3
  ND
• Deforestation drivers
  illegal logging, industrial agriculture or cattle ranching
• Type of forest
  ND
• Project activity
  REDD
• Project Type
  REDD
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  NA
• Multiple locations?
  Non
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Province : Papua
• Jurisdiction level 2
  Regency : Mamberamo and Mimika

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  2008-2018
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  22500000
• Leakage is expected?
  ND
• Carbon pools included
  ND
• Gasses included
  ND
• Reference period start year
  ND
• Reference period end year
  ND
• Carbon standard 1
  none

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  ND
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  ND
• Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 2
  none
• Carbon standard 2 Progress
  ND
• Carbon standard 2 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
  ND
• Carbon standard 2 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 3
  none
• Carbon standard 3 Progress
  ND
• Carbon standard 3 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 3 Weblinks
  ND
• Carbon standard 3 Expiry date
  ND
• Source of information
  http://forestclimatecenter.org/redd/2010-12-16%20The%20Papua%20REDD%20Project%20-%20Briefing%20Paper%20by%20NewForests.pdf (not accessible as of August 2020) http://forestclimatecenter.org/redd/2008-11-14%20Presentation%20-%20REDD%20Project%20in%20Papua%20%28by%20NewForests%20and%20PT%20Emerald%20Planet%29.pdf (not accessible as of August 2020) http://theredddesk.org/countries/initiatives/redd-project-papua (Authorization is needed to access the website as of August 2020); http://www.newforests.com.au/news/pdf/press/20080513_REDD_in_papua.php

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  Part of the revenues from carbon sales will be given to communities via an endowed charitable foundation.
• Provides employment?
  ND
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  ND
• Economic activities - type
  ND
• Is there tenure clarification?
  ND
• Is there environmental education?
  ND
• Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?
  ND
• Is there forest enhancement?
  ND
• Is there community infrastracture improvement?
  ND
• Is there other community benefits?
  ND