April Salumei Forest Management Area also known as April Salome Rainforest [1][2] is a forest management area in April — Salumei tropical forest covering over 600,000 hectares[3] in Ambunti-Dreikikir District of East Sepik Province, of Papua New Guinea.[4] The forest is located in the basins of two rivers: April[5] and Salumei.[6] The town of Ambunti serves as a gateway to the April Salome Forest Management Area.[7]
| April Salumei Forest Management Area April — Salumei Rainforest | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Geography | |
| Location |  Papua New Guinea |
| Coordinates | 4°38′15.3″S 142°46′37.0″E / 4.637583°S 142.776944°E |
| Area | 521,500 hectares |
| Ecology | |
| Ecosystem(s) | Tropical rainforest |
The project area has previously been recognised as an exceptional biodiversity hotspot by the Climate Community and Biodiversity Standard (SCS, 2011).[8] Before becoming a carbon project, the area was planned to be cleared for logging.
The project also channels climate finance to the community via a benefit sharing agreement that provides 60% of the revenue from sale of offsets to autonomous local landowner groups, helping reduce poverty and enhance the wellbeing of local communities.[3]
The April Salumei Working Group, formed to assist with managing the project, provides employment opportunities to the local community. The project promotes culturally inclusive, sustainable community development via a new five-year Sustainable Development Plan, agreed by locals.[3][9][10]
Previous project activities have delivered benefits including:
- Providing over 10,000 native eaglewood trees for village areas for sustainable agriculture
- Providing 1,000 solar powered lights to community schools, health centres and families to provide affordable, sustainable energy
- Created 18 jobs for community members
- Providing funds to improve 15 local schools to help promote quality education.[3]
Population
editIt is estimated that about 20,000 people are living in this area[11] in 164 forest-dependent communities.[2] Populated places include Nakek[12] and Uwu.[13]
Geography
editApril Salumei Forest Management Area is located in the Sepik river basin. Sepik tributary, the April river is the major river in the area.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Colin Filer How April Salumei Became the REDD Queen. In Tropical Forests Of Oceania: Anthropological Perspectives, edited by FILER COLIN, BELL JOSHUA A., and WEST PAIGE, 179-210. Australia: ANU Press, 2015.
- ^ a b April Salumei Rainforest Conservation project
- ^ a b c d "Rainforest Conservation | Rainforest Conservation Projects - Tasman Environmental Markets (TEM)". Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ Map GA 7489 Publisher: Geoscience Australia (Australian Government)
- ^ a b April River: Papua New Guinea National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
- ^ Salumei River: Papua New Guinea National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
- ^ April Salome Forest Management Area PlacesMap.net
- ^ "CCB Standards |CCBA". Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ Trendafilova, Petya (2024-06-18). "A New Development Plan For Rainforest Project To Provide Long-Term Community Benefits". Carbon Herald. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ^ Gregory, Donna. "Sustainable Development Plan Launched for Papua New Guinea's Largest Rainforest Conservation Project". www.environmentenergyleader.com/. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ^ April Salome
- ^ Nakek: Papua New Guinea National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
- ^ Uwu: Papua New Guinea National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA