WHAT IS
RIMBA RAYA?
Rimba Raya is a living example
of an economically viable
alternative to deforestation.
Rimba Raya is the largest REDD+ project in the world, in terms of avoided emissions delivered to date, protecting nearly 65,000 hectares of peat swamp forest in Central Kalimantan in Indonesian Borneo and avoiding more than 130 million tonnes of carbon emissions.
Rimba Raya is also the world’s largest privately-funded orangutan sanctuary.
Rimba Raya developes livelihood programmes in surrounding villages (addressing all 17 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals) to provide education, employment and hope for the future.
Rimba Raya is an InfiniteEARTH Project.
Rimba Raya was the first validated REDD+ project – ever – under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and helped define the criteria by which all projects are measured.
We were also the first REDD+ forest-carbon project in the world to receive triple-gold validation under the Climate Community and Biodiversity Alliance Standard (CCBA)
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InfiniteEARTH’s Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve achieved another major milestone in September 2020, becoming the first REDD+ project in the world to be audited for SDG (UN Sustainable Development Goal) compliance under the SD Vista Standard – achieving the highest possible rating of contributing to all 17 UN SDGs.
Rimba Raya, nearly the size of Singapore, protects one of the most highly endangered ecosystems in the world.
We form a vital patrolled buffer zone between the ever-encroaching bulldozers of the palm oil industry and the Tanjung Puting National Park, home to one of the last remaining wild populations of orangutans on earth.
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OUR MISSION
At Rimba Raya, we partner with local communities to develop solutions which provide sustainable growth of the economy while protecting and preserving limited and vulnerable natural resources.
We strive for operational exceptionalism across three industry standard measures:
OUR EFFORTS MATTER
Our measurable contribution to emission avoidance
is the equivalent of removing one million cars from the world’s highways every year for the next 30 years.
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Happy 2021! Let nature provide all the fireworks we need.
We wish you a year filled with laughter and good health.
Who knew bears love hammocks!? It’s very interesting to see how these wild bears enjoy the enrichment toys provided by this kind lady. It reminds me of how much juvenile orangutans enjoy playing at the OFI care centre- all part of their rehabilitation process.
Becki Cain
Amanda Pandy Padatron
Paddy Padatron
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ACTION IS VITAL
Yesterday we started the process of planting an additional 25,000 mangrove saplings along the Sungai Bakau Seruyan coastline, close to our project @Rimba_Raya_
This is a collaborative effort involving several partners and stakeholders.
#Mangroves
#Orangutan mothers single-handedly raise their young with love & care, helping them develop into well-adjusted young adults with the skills needed to survive in the wild. We must do all we can to prevent this mother-infant bond from being broken. #SaveOrangutan #SayNoToPalmOil
