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Forest management area in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
April Salumei Forest Management Area
April — Salumei Rainforest
Map showing the location of April Salumei Forest Management AreaMap showing the location of April Salumei Forest Management Area
Geography
Location Papua New Guinea
Coordinates4°38′15.3″S 142°46′37.0″E / 4.637583°S 142.776944°E / -4.637583; 142.776944
Area521,500 hectares
Ecology
Ecosystem(s)Tropical rainforest

April Salumei Forest Management Area also known as April Salome Rainforest is a forest management area in April — Salumei tropical forest covering over 600,000 hectares in Ambunti-Dreikikir District of East Sepik Province, of Papua New Guinea. The forest is located in the basins of two rivers: April and Salumei. The town of Ambunti serves as a gateway to the April Salome Forest Management Area.

The project area has previously been recognised as an exceptional biodiversity hotspot by the Climate Community and Biodiversity Standard (SCS, 2011). 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.

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.

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.

Population

It is estimated that about 20,000 people are living in this area in 164 forest-dependent communities. Populated places include Nakek and Uwu.

Geography

April Salumei Forest Management Area is located in the Sepik river basin. Sepik tributary, the April river is the major river in the area.

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. ^ April Salumei Rainforest Conservation project
  3. ^ "Rainforest Conservation | Rainforest Conservation Projects - Tasman Environmental Markets (TEM)". Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  4. Map GA 7489 Publisher: Geoscience Australia (Australian Government)
  5. ^ April River: Papua New Guinea National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
  6. Salumei River: Papua New Guinea National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
  7. April Salome Forest Management Area PlacesMap.net
  8. "CCB Standards |CCBA". Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  9. Trendafilova, Petya (2024-06-18). "A New Development Plan For Rainforest Project To Provide Long-Term Community Benefits". Carbon Herald. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  10. Gregory, Donna. "Sustainable Development Plan Launched for Papua New Guinea's Largest Rainforest Conservation Project". www.environmentenergyleader.com/. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  11. April Salome
  12. Nakek: Papua New Guinea National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
  13. Uwu: Papua New Guinea National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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