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Riau Ecosystem Restoration (RER)

A corporate-funded programme restoring and protecting 150,693 hectares of ecologically important peat-swamp forest in Riau, Sumatra, among the largest private-sector-funded restoration efforts in Southeast Asia.

Kampar Peninsula and Padang Island, Sumatra (Riau), IndonesiaTropical peat-swamp forest (terrestrial, not mangrove)Ecosystem-restoration concession licenses; corporate-funded (not issued as a VCS carbon project)
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Charlsmile, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (representative landscape)Image source ↗
OperatorAPRIL Group with Fauna & Flora International, BIDARA and Laskar Alam
EcosystemTropical peat-swamp forest (terrestrial, not mangrove)
StandardEcosystem-restoration concession licenses; corporate-funded (not issued as a VCS carbon project)
StatusActive
LocationKampar Peninsula and Padang Island, Sumatra (Riau), Indonesia
Overview

Inside the project

Riau Ecosystem Restoration is led by APRIL Group with Fauna & Flora International, BIDARA and Laskar Alam on the Kampar Peninsula and Padang Island in Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia.

It restores and protects 150,693 hectares of terrestrial peat-swamp forest (not mangrove) that is home to threatened species, operating under ecosystem-restoration concession licenses.

The programme is a 100 million USD, 10-year corporate commitment and is funded directly rather than issued as a VCS carbon project, making it one of Southeast Asia's largest private-sector-funded restoration programmes.

150,693 ha
Peat-swamp forest restored and protected
100M USD
Corporate commitment
10 yr
Commitment duration

Objectives

  • Restore and protect 150,693 hectares of peat-swamp forest under ecosystem-restoration licenses.
  • Conserve habitat for threatened species on the Kampar Peninsula and Padang Island.
  • Sustain a 100 million USD, 10-year corporate restoration commitment.

Approach

  • Restore and protect peat-swamp forest under ecosystem-restoration concession licenses.
  • Partner with conservation NGOs and local groups (Fauna & Flora International, BIDARA, Laskar Alam) on implementation.
  • Fund the work directly as a corporate commitment rather than through carbon-credit issuance.

Sources

Inspect 2 sources
  1. en.wikipedia.org ↗https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riau_Ecosystem_Restoration
  2. rekoforest.org ↗https://www.rekoforest.org/programme/about-rer/overview/

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