Land-based Mitigation and Adaptation through a Jurisdictional Approach in West Kalimantan Indonesia

The project targets a reduction of 16.05 million tCO2eq over seven years in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. It employs a three-component strategy: strengthening institutional and regulatory frameworks, scaling sustainable agricultural supply chains and social forestry, and improving the management and rehabilitation of forest and peatland ecosystems. The initiative focuses on five priority regencies—Kapuas Hulu, Ketapang, Kubu Raya, Sanggau, and Sintang—targeting 680,000 direct beneficiaries, including indigenous peoples and women, to transition toward low-emission and climate-resilient land-use pathways.

• West Kalimantan is a significant deforestation hotspot where forest cover declined by 27% between 1990 and 2020, falling from 7.5 million hectares to 5.4 million hectares.
• The primary driver of deforestation in the region is the development of estate crops, specifically palm oil, which contributed approximately 43% of forest cover change in 2020.
• The project expects to reduce 16.05 million tCO2eq over its 7-year duration, with a projected total of 43.5 million tCO2eq over a 20-year lifespan.
• The project aims to increase the resilience of 680,000 direct beneficiaries, with a target of at least 50% being women.
• Implementation focuses on five priority regencies—Kapuas Hulu, Ketapang, Kubu Raya, Sanggau, and Sintang—which together cover 69.21% of West Kalimantan's total area and 82% of its forested area.
• The project will establish a dedicated grant mechanism for Indigenous Peoples (IPs) to support land tenure, the recognition of adat communities, and sustainable forest management, with a total budget of up to EUR 4.5 million.
• A key adaptation goal is the restoration of 10,000 hectares of degraded peat and mangrove areas across the province.
• The project intends to bring 6.75 million hectares of ecosystems under sustainable management, including the establishment of 100,000 hectares of wildlife corridors and High Conservation Value/High Carbon Stock (HCV/HCS) areas on non-forest land.
• The project will support 10,000 smallholder farmers in adopting low-emission, climate-resilient agricultural practices, specifically targeting commodities such as palm oil, rubber, coffee, and cocoa.
• The total financing for the project is 100,194,751 Euros, with 59,484,751 Euros requested as a grant from the Green Climate Fund.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2024). Land-based Mitigation and Adaptation through a Jurisdictional Approach in West Kalimantan Indonesia. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp248.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Land-based Mitigation and Adaptation through a Jurisdictional Approach in West Kalimantan Indonesia. 2024. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp248.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2024landbased, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Land-based Mitigation and Adaptation through a Jurisdictional Approach in West Kalimantan Indonesia}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2024}, month = nov, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp248.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }