The Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve REDD Project

GENERAL SECTIONG1. Original Conditions in the Project AreaGeneral InformationG1.1. Project Location and Basic Physical ParametersThe location of the project and basic physical parameters (hydrology,geology, soil, climate).Location of the ProjectThe Rimba Raya project is located in the Seruyan District in theprovince of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia (Figure 2). The districtcapital, Kuala Pembuang, is located on the Seruyan River at theJava Sea coast about 12 km southeast of Rimba Raya. Theprovincial capital, Palangkaraya, lies approximately 200 km to thenortheast.The project is bounded by Tanjung Puting National Park (TPNP) tothe west, the Java Sea to the south, and the Seruyan River to theeast. To the north, a political line extends from the northeastcorner of TPNP to the Seruyan River. In the official AreaVerification map produced by the Government of Indonesia forthe project, this political line traverses a palm oil concession. Asthis concession has already been converted to palm oil, it wasexcluded from the project. The northern boundary of the projectis now coextensive with the oil palm plantation boundary.Figure 2. Project location and boundaries in relation to TanjungPuting National Park and proposed palm oil concessions.7