Location:

Seruyan, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Area:

1,500 ha

At a time of unprecedented destruction of Indonesian forests, Rimba Raya or ‘The Infinite Forest’, is among the world’s largest initiatives to protect and preserve High Conservation Value (HCV) lowland peat swamp forests – one of the most threatened ecosystems in the world. 

Eagle High Plantations (EHP), a Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) member, chose this project to meet its RSPO commitments. Performance-based payments will flow to the project for 25 years through the Lestari Capital Solutions mechanism, supporting additional forest management and peatland forest restoration efforts.

This program is carried out through a landscape approach where there are multiple stakeholders involved including the government, villages, local communities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in biodiversity conservation efforts.

This step reinforces EHP's commitment to sustainable production and landscape protection under its responsible sourcing strategy, emphasising the need to safeguard not only the plantations but also the surrounding areas that serve as the source of raw materials.

Sustainable conservation finance like this ensures the long-term delivery of certifiable ecosystem outcomes for the climate, biodiversity and local communities.