April Salome Forest Management Area

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
Coordinates4°38′15.3″S 142°46′37.0″E
Area521,500 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.[9]

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.[9]

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.[9]

Population

It is estimated that about 20,000 people are living in this area[10] in 164 forest-dependent communities.[2] Populated places include Nakek[11] and Uwu.[12]

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.[5]

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. "Rainforest Conservation | Rainforest Conservation Projects - Tasman Environmental Markets (TEM)". Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  10. April Salome
  11. Nakek: Papua New Guinea National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
  12. Uwu: Papua New Guinea National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA


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