GSK-BB Save One Billion Tons of Carbon

From : Kapanlagi.com

Forest Area Giam Siak Kecil, Bukit Batu (GSK-BB) which affirmed the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural (UNESCO) as a world biosphere reserve capacity to store carbon to one billion tons.

But of that amount, said Director of Environmental Sinar Mas Forestry (SMF), Canecio P. Munoz, in Jakarta, Tuesday, the potential for carbon sequestration that will be offered approximately 466 million tons. "SMF and some other parties have to calculate the potential carbon credits could reach 1 billion tons of carbon, but that will be offered in the carbon credit scheme of about 466 million tons," Munoz said after giving an explanation about the forest received GSK-BB into the World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 21st session Session of the International Coordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere Program (MAB-ICC).


Munoz explained that the carbon trading scheme will do is follow the SMF voluntary carbon trading mechanisms (voluntary carbon trading mechanism) which is also part of a pattern of "Reducing Emission from Deforestration and Degradation" (REDD).
For a while, he continued, SMF has done an assessment with several institutions engaged in projects and carbon emissions reductions such as the Global Eco Rescue (GER) Switzerland and Ausaid (Australia). "For a while only with the two institutions, but not final," said Munoz. In addition to carbon, he said, the potential for very large biodiversity as well as the flora that can be utilized as a medicinal plant. "Preserve the biosphere that can also be eco tourism," he said.

Because of its location close to Malaysia and Singapore, both countries can become eco tourism market that the biosphere reserve potential. Biosphere reserve could be a learning center site that could be marketed mainly to Singapore and developed countries around the world.

On May 26, 2009, UNESCO has established GSK-BB region into the World Biosphere Reserve. Chairman of the National Committee for Man and the Biosphere Indonesia, which is also Deputy LIPI Biological Sciences, Prof. Dr. Endang Sukara, said Indonesia received this proposal becomes even more special because the determination of the biosphere reserve was originally actually initiated by the forest industry sector.
"Proposed construction of the proposed biosphere reserve Sinar Mas is the first time in the world comes from the industrial sector. We hope this awareness can continue to be seamless, but it's also an example and a good starting point for the industry to be concerned with biodiversity conservation," said Endang.

Biosphere Reserves GSK-BB as one of 553 biosphere reserves spread over 124 countries and incorporated in the "UNESCO` s World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) or a World Biosphere Reserve Network, UNESCO became so important and valuable to Indonesia. With the following area's uniqueness and biodiversity is owned, before the new Indonesia has six biosphere reserves. The last two biosphere reserves, namely Gunung Leuser Biosphere Reserve and the island of Siberut, established in 1981.

Thus, after 27 years of Indonesia have yet another new biosphere reserves. Munoz added very important for Sinar Mas to keep the environment as a prop to operate in a sustainable and bring benefits to the nation and state.
To be able to continue to produce, he said, Sinar Mas always planting and maintaining landscape (landscape) surrounding ecosystem as forest management concept of sustainable crop.

Biosphere Reserves GSK-BB which lies between the region and Bengkalis Regency Siak. In 2004, SMF with his partner - who had served as the main raw material supplier for Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) - setting aside forest areas covering 72,255 hectares of production as an ecological corridor, so the area Giam Siak Kecil and Bukit Batu incorporated into a conservation area .

Peat swamp forests Wildlife Giam Siak Kecil area of 84,967 hectares and Wildlife Bukit Batu area of 21,500 hectares is part of the eco-forest region of Sumatra which had previously been identified LIPI as an area that was inhabited at least 159 species of birds, 10 species of mammals, 13 species of fish, The following 8 species of reptiles 52 species of rare and protected plants.

Meanwhile, Secretary of Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation (PHKA) Department of Forestry, Dr. Himawan Haryadi, assess inaugural biosphere reserves makes environmental resilience in the region increased. That, he says, means ensuring the existence of two wildlife reserves there. (Editing / cax)