International scheme is being developed to cover REDD (Reducing Emission from
Deforestation and Degradation) as carbon related mechanism to deal with global
warming from forestry sector. REDD+ is then proposed to include conservation,
sustainable forest management and enhancement of carbon stock.
Meru Betiri National Park (MBNP) located in southern part of East Java is one
the National Parks which has been selected as the project site for ITTO activities.
The total area of the Park is ± 58,000 ha consisting of various vegetation types
from mountainous to coastal areas. MBNP is rich of biological diversity and
community living surrounding the forest which give both positive and negative
effects to the sustainability of the forest.
MBNP is eligible for REDD project because the area has been experiencing
unplanned deforestation and degradation. MBNP has been selected as the site
for demonstration activities (DA) of REDD through ITTO project. Development
objective of this project is to contribute to reducing emissions from deforestation
and forest degradation, and enhancing forest carbon stocks through enhanced
community participation in conservation and management of the MBNP.
One of the project objective is to develop a credible, measurable, reportable
and verifiable system for monitoring emission reductions from deforestation
and forest degradation and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in the Meru
Betiri National Park (MBNP).
Some activities have been carried out to estimate emission from MBNP.
According to IPCC GL 2006, emission is estimated through activity data gained
from land cover change (remote sensing data) and ground measurement
Results of this analysis showed that emission
from MBNP has been relatively small. This
is due to small deforestation rate during the
period of observation. Even during the period of
year 2001-2005 the MBNP became net sinker
from forest growth. This result has shown that
REDD mechanism from historical deforestation
emission cannot be applied in national park
as conservation area. REDD+ mechanism that
include conservation should be an option for
mitigation option and eligible for carbon credit
trading. Other mechanism could be voluntary
mechanism or carbon offset mechanism
between two or more parties.
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