The Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve REDD Project

Baseline analysis: LandcoverIn order to assess existing conditions in the project area and gain a better understanding ofbaseline scenario impacts, field suveys and analysis were conducted. Landcover analysis andoverlay of planned palm oil concessions shows that the four remaining estates are comprised ofthe following land cover classes and sizes (Table 16).Table 16. Size and land cover classification for four proposed concessionsLand CoverClassesBorneoEka SawitTangguhGrahaIndoSawitAndalRimba SawitUtamaPlanindoWahanaAgrotamaMakmurPerkasaGrandTotal(ha)Bare or SparselyVegetated339 2,660 1,501 4,598 9,098Cultivated Landwith Shrubs0 0 0 0 0Kerangas Forest 142 0 2,139 102 2,383Lowland Forest 0 0 0 0 0Lowland ForestDegraded0 0 0 0 0Oil PalmPlantation0 0 0 0 0Open Sand Scrub(locally 'Padang')593 592 7,737 1,792 10,714Open Water 43 0 0 0 43Peat Forest(highly194 97 0 1,325 1,616degraded)Peat Forest(lightly5,712 8411 72 3762 17,957degraded)Peat Shrubland 1,212 331 0 0 1,543River and CoastalForest0 0 0 885 885SeasonallyInundatedWetlands1,052 487 0 1,228 2,767TOTAL 9,287 12,578 11,449 13,692 47,00686