HUTAN AMANAH LESTARI A MODEL FOR PEATLAND RESTORATION

HUTAN AMANAH LESTARI A MODEL FOR PEATLAND RESTORATION IN INDONESIA

OUR PARTNERSHIP: A LIVING CLASSROOM FORESTORATION University Muhammadiyah Palangakaraya • Lead Research Partner • Forestry students participating in conservation activities • Biodiversity monitoring PT. Hutan Amanah Lestari • Carbon Sequestration and Storage License Holder • Technical Forest Management Forest Carbon • REDD+ Technical Experts • Forest Restoration Management Plan

BACK GROUND PT Hutan Amanah Lestari is a privately owned company working in forestry field since 2011. PT Hutan Amanah Lestari is determined to restore forest resource that has been damaged by deforestation and forest degradation. The main activitiy of PT Hutan Amanah Lestari is reforestation on critical land to restore forest resources so they will function according to their purpose. PT Hutan Amanah Lestari has been given the License for Carbon Absorbtion and Storage in Production Forest Area of 25, 804 hectares in South Barito Regency and East Barito Regency, Central Kalimantan Province by the decree Minister of Forestry No. SK. 475/Menhut-II/2013, dated July 3 rd, 2013. 3

PEATLANDS OF INDONESIA: A FOCUS ON HIGH RISK LANDSCAPES

CENTRAL KALIMANTAN: ACHIEVING SCALE THROUGH LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION APPROACH Project Area (ha) TN Sebangau 569, 000 TN Tanjung Puting 398, 000 Rimba Makmur Utama 230, 00 KFCP 119, 00 Buntoi Village Forest 16, 150 Rimba Raya 104, 300 Lamandau Conservation Reserve 87, 500 Hutan Amanah Lestari 25, 800 Total Approximately 1, 500, 000

HUTAN AMANAH LESTARI

A HISTORY OF DEGRADATION 1990: Forest encroachment in the south. 1997: Road construction in the north. 2000: Major fire destroys forest. 2006: Peat inundation in the north 2011: South east forest lost. Signs of regrowth from both core forest stands. 2014: Regrowth between the 2 core forest stands. Palm oil plantation established to the east.

WHAT DOES GROUND LEVEL PEAT CONSERVATION MEAN? • A ground level strategy that guides Indonesia in its transition towards peat swamp forestoration, conservation and sustainable use. • Restore and conserve unused peatland • Stop further drainage • Block existing drainage canals • Create an economic development model using the cultivation of commercially attractive native peat swamp species on rewetted peatlands (paludiculture).

ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD

BIODIVERSITY MAPPING CAMERA TRAP RESULTS IN 2016 10

MAPPING VILLAGE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES MAY 2016 RANTAU KUJANG, KEC. JENAMAS, CENTRAL KALIMANTAN 11

FIRE PREVENTION TRAINING AUGUST 2016 12

FIRE PREVENTION THROUGH REWETTING PEATLANDS MAY 2016 CANAL MAPPING AND SURVEY 13

A ‘LIVING CLASSROOM’: STUDENTS CONDUCT RESEARCH IN FIELD AUGUST 2016 14

ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS AUGUST 2016 NTFP TRAINING 15

ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS SILVOFISHERY (21 -24 SEPTEMBER 2016) 16

TOTAL GHG EMISSION REDUCTIONS FROM PROJECT PT HAL Performance: 1, 500, 000 t. CO 2 Emission Reductions Per Year = Annual Emissions of: 340, 000 Passenger Vehicles or 3, 700, 000 Barrels of Oil Consumed or Half the Emissions of a Coal Fired Power Plant

GROWING DEMAND FOR CONSERVATION • 53 companies make No Deforestation Commitments at UN Summit in 2014. • Represent $1. 36 trillion in value in commodity sector. • RSPO creates deforestation liability compensation mechanism.

GROWING DEMAND FOR CONSERVATION • International Civil Aviation Organization has agreed to a Market Based Mechanism for carbon offsetting. • Sector will need to offset 7 giga tons of CO 2 emissions. • Airline sector will need to purchase CO 2 offsets. • Forestoration projects offer high quality CO 2 emission reductions for ICAO offsetting program.

PERFORMANCE BASED FINANCE MODEL Indonesian Peat Conservation Projects Capital Needs: • Startup Capital • Sales of Certified REDD+ Credits • Clear Regulatory Framework CO 2 Reductions Fire Prevention Payments Indonesian Government Climate Fund can provide working capital through: • Seed Grants • Purchase Agreements for Certified CO 2 Credits • Performance based contracts

THANK YOU! Siti Maimunah sitimararil@gmail. com Johansyah Anwar johansyah@hkalla. co. id