Buddied tree planting: In addition to the carbon offset credits, we plant 2 trees per tonne of CO₂e offset. Our tree planting partners include Ripple Africa and Eden: People+Planet (formerly Eden Reforestation Projects), both of which plant trees to improve livelihoods where they're needed most.

Alongside our tree planting, we also commit to diverting 50p per tonne of CO₂e from every sale to support our free data, tools, and resources. Find out more: Circular Ecology's Scaling Carbon Reductions Initiative (SCRI).

About this Project

Almost 16,000 square miles of the Borneo rainforest have been lost to deforestation since the 1970s, to make way for palm oil plantations and other intensive agriculture projects for the global consumer. Not only has this reduced the number of habitats for wildlife, but the burn released high levels of CO2 emissions, contributing to climate change.

In 2014, InfiniteEARTH secured the conservation rights to 64,500ha of the rainforest which were previously degraded, protecting it from deforestation. The project area is the largest global REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), and acts as a buffer zone between the oil palm industry and the Tanjung Putting National Park, where deforestation through burning is avoided and threatened flora and faunal species are protected.

The Rimba Raya biodiversity reserve generates employment for local communities, engaging them with forest management and monitoring schemes, and providing sustainable income. Animal nurseries are also established as micro-finance projects in the area, which allows locals to receive a more varied diet whilst gaining skills and income.

Rimba Raya carbon offsets are certified by the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), which is the world’s largest voluntary carbon offset scheme.

Benefits of the Rimba Raya Carbon Offset Project

• Largest global REDD+ project in terms of avoided emissions
  • Emissions are avoided through protecting the rainforest
  • Manging the forest reduces emissions and increases stored carbon as the forest trees grow over time
  • Avoided deforestation, protecting 64,500ha
• 90km buffer zone between palm oil industry and national park
• Community employment in the reserve
• Education and training for all
  • Education is especially important for women and children, who would otherwise have little access. The biodiversity reserve offers a library for locals as a source of education.
  • Improved health for women and children as employment switches from pesticide spraying on intensive agriculture, to biodiversity jobs in the reserve.
• Local community partnerships
• Protection for over 100 endangered species on the Red List
  • >602 distinct flora and fauna species in the reserve

Alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goals

The Rimba Raya forest reserve in Indonesia is aligned with all 17 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).