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the DCVA and provides species with an enlarged habitat. A large
number of the tree species in the project area are also critically
endangered, endangered, or vulnerable according to the IUCN Red
List. The project planting activities consist of a significant number of
these trees and therefore contribute to a healthy re-introduction. The
planting and liberation activities also include indigenous fruit trees,
increasing the biodiversity in the area by providing food sources for
wildlife. Research has shown that the rehabilitation project has resulted
in a relatively fast return of animal species to the area, particularly
birds; however, Orangutans, Sun bears, and Pygmy elephants are
also frequently spotted. Additionally, the conservation and project
areas are one of the last refuges for the Sumatran Rhino, a critically
endangered species.
The close proximity of the project to the Danum Valley Field Centre
allows for close collaboration with an extensive network of local and
international scientists. Studies conducted on fauna and flora diversity
in DCVA reveal that the area has a high density and diversity of species
in reference to other parts of Malaysian Borneo.
Sabah Rainforest Rehabilitation Project
The Sabah Rainforest Rehabilitation Project rehabilitates logged rainforest in the state of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo through Improved Forest Management (IFM) activities as well as avoiding a second round of logging. The project developer has been working on these activities since the early 1990s and so far has restored approximately 12,000 hectares (ha) of rainforest with a goal of rehabilitating a total of 25,000 ha.
Project Activities
In the absence of the project, the forest would be re-logged (which
has historically occurred in approximately 20 year intervals and is still
happening in some of the surrounding areas) and would only slowly
recuperate due to high quantities of vines and climbing bamboos
suppressing the remnant trees. The main project activity is enrichment
planting: the introduction of indigenous, Dipterocarp tree species
in the existing, but degraded, secondary forest. The enrichment
planting combines both “artificial” planting from saplings raised in
nurseries and “natural” management of existing forest, allowing for
the maintenance of a complex vegetation structure that retains the
forest character and associated biodiversity and ecological services.
The techniques have been refined through applied research and
experimentation and other project activities such as liberation and
climber cutting. The IFM activities have enhanced the growth of
the remaining forest ecosystem and ensured the survival of the
seedlings.
In areas substantially affected by conventional commercial logging,
the failure to apply some type of enrichment planting or IFM
techniques will likely cause regeneration of lower-value pioneer plant
species. It will also cause decreasing carbon sequestration while
increasing future risks of forest fire and agricultural conversion.
In order to operate the forest management activities, the project has
employed more than 50 people. There are no communities in the
direct project area so employees come from villages a little further
away. The project has set up a camp within the project area to house
many of these employees, which includes houses, a restaurant and
a shop.
Biodiversity Benefits
The project is situated in the Ulu Segama Forest Reserve and
directly adjacent to the Danum Valley Conservation Area (DCVA),
an undisturbed primary tropical rainforest that is legally defined as
a protected area.
Many animal species migrate between the conservation area and
the project area; therefore the project acts as an additional buffer to
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Some of the rainforest this project is helping protect.
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Carbon Finance and Sustainable Forest Management
Malaysia, and particularly the island of Borneo, is considered to be
one of the most biodiverse areas in the world. The state of Sabah
makes up approximately 10% of the island and about 60% of that
land is forested. However, though by regional standards much of
Sabah is still forested, there remains relatively little undisturbed
lowland Dipterocarp forest, largely due to high timber value of the
species and strong export demand for the logs, but also due to a
large palm oil industry in the country. In recent decades, forests have
provided an important source of revenue for the state, contributing
in excess of 50% of its total revenue from the 1970s through to the
early 1990s. The state’s population has increased from 410,000 in
1960 to more than three million in 2005. This heavy reliance on
forests to contribute to the welfare and development of the area has
resulted in a large percentage of forest reserves being logged over
time and now under secondary forest.
Given that strictly protected, primary forested areas are limited,
a pragmatic approach to conserving biodiversity and increasing
carbon stocks is to sustainably manage these logged production
forests. Little economic incentive currently exists for this type of forest
management. With the help of carbon finance, conservation can
hopefully be achieved without significantly impacting the economy
compared to the business-as-usual “convention logging” scenarios
common to many tropical countries like Malaysia.
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Validation and Verification
The carbon project is validated to the Verified Carbon Standard
(VCS) and the emission reductions from the first monitoring period,
2007 through 2010, have also been verified.
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One of the Pygmy elephants, which are returning to the project area since the logging has stopped.
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