Since 2014, the project has generated $362,845 for 934 households in the tropical mountainous forests of Bukit Panjang Rantau Bayur, where household incomes are $4-5/day. It has resulted in the avoidance of 303K tonnes of CO2 emissions by protecting 5,339 hectares on the critical frontier of Sumatra’s last intact rainforests.
Overview of the Bujang Raba Community REDD+ / Payments for Ecosystems Services (PES) project in Jambi, Indonesia.
