Noel Kempff Mercado Climate Action Project (Bolivia)
Bolivia
Since 1997, TNC and partners paid Bolivia to retire logging rights on ~600,000 ha of Amazon/Cerrado forest bordering Noel Kempff …
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Katingan Mentaya REDD+ Peatland Conservation Project (Indonesia)
Indonesia · Palangkaraya · See the Indonesia profile
World's largest forest-based avoided-emissions project: 157,875 ha of tropical peatland in Central Kalimantan verified at 7.5M tCO2e/yr under Verra VCS+CCB Gold, protecting 39 partner villages and over 5% of the remaining Bornean Orangutan population.
157,875 ha
Project area
7.5M tCO2e/yr
Verified avoided emissions
39
Partner villages
Details
- Maturity
- Established
- Promoter
- PT Rimba Makmur Utama (PT RMU) / Permian Global
- Period
- 2010-present
- Keywords
- Peatland, carbon, REDD+, biodiversity
Context
The Katingan Mentaya project conserves tropical peatland in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, under the Verra VCS and CCB Gold standards, working with local partner villages and protecting habitat for the Bornean orangutan.
Results
The project covers 157,875 ha and is verified at about 7.5 million tCO2e of avoided emissions per year, engaging 39 partner villages and protecting over 5% of the remaining Bornean orangutan population.
Implementation
Implementation detail (cost, timeline, staffing, conditions for success) is not yet available for this practice.
Data sources
Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.
- C-NAPSE web research — accessed 2026-06-20
- PT Rimba Makmur Utama (PT RMU) / Permian Global — accessed 2026-06-20
- CIFOR REDD+ casebook: Katingan Peatland Restoration and Conservation Project — accessed 2026-06-20
- Permian Global: Katingan Mentaya project overview — accessed 2026-06-20
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