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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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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I'm so pleased that we are conservation partners with OFI! They do an incredible job and are so committed to the welfare of orangutans in our region of Central Kalimantan in Indonesian Borneo.
Thank you OFI!OFI's history dates back almost 50 years when in 1971, Dr Birute Galdikas arrived in Borneo to study orangutans. Since then at least 500 orangutans have been rehabilitated & released back into the wild by OFI, not to mention the huge number of wild orangutans that have been rescued and relocated to safe forest & the countless hours of wild orangutan research that has been done.
Who knew...
Bumblebees bite plants to make them flower early, surprising scientists
www.nationalgeographic.com
How it actually works remains a mystery, but if replicated by humans, it could be a boon for agriculture.DISCUSSION IS NECESSARY
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Nature is an artist.
Nesting into a new home & looking to impress? You have plenty in common with the Cape Weaver. 🦜The male meticulously crafts his nest to be structurally sound & fully waterproof in anticipation of his auspicious mate. If his residence is sub-par, she will pass. #IDontWantNoScrub
Termites are full of protein & are part of an #orangutans diet in the wild. Here, Bella investigates a tree branch to seek out tasty bug treats in our Care Center's Learning Forest!
Read about OFI's Care Center in Borneo & consider donating today https://www.orangutan.org/occq
