Biodiversity

Biodiversity Impacts

Crediting period :

2022 to 2082 (60 years)

Species :

400+

IUCN Red List species :

35

The PLUM Project is expected to enhance biodiversity conservation across approximately 23,225 hectares of forest landscape. Key interventions include:

Protection of intact habitats, including over 1,200 hectares of mangrove forest that serve as critical breeding and feeding grounds for wildlife and aquatic species.

Restoration of degraded peatlands through assisted natural regeneration and enrichment planting, including tens of thousands of native tree seedlings.

Improved habitat connectivity and quality, enabling species to thrive and reducing fragmentation.

In addition, the project actively reduces pressures such as deforestation, habitat degradation, and fire risk through forest patrols and sustainable land management practices. These efforts are essential to maintaining the ecological integrity of the landscape.

Project goals

PLUM Project preventing deforestation, restoring degraded land, and rewetting peat, the project reduces emissions, safeguards biodiversity, and supports local communities—delivering lasting climate and ecosystem benefits.

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Habitat for 400+ species, including 35 IUCN Red List species with 23,665 ha now better managed for conservation.

Impacts

Driving measurable impact through carbon reduction, ecosystem restoration, and stronger, healthier communities.

Over the life of the project :

Avoids 37.5 million tons of carbon emissions.
Removes 4.5 million tons of carbon from the atmosphere.

Over 2,000 community members will be gaining new skills and are expected to experience better livelihoods over the project period.

Measurable improvements in health services for 12,000 people.

Enhanced education access for 2,200 students.

PLUM carbon credits will be generated across 3 types:

Wetland Restoration & Conservation (WRC)
Afforestation, Reforestation & Revegetation (ARR)
Avoided Planned Deforestation (APD)

More than 67 annual local job creations.

Better water quality for more than 14,000 people.

In total, over the life of the project, 16,500 people will see measurable improvements in well-being.

Project Philosophy

🌴Protect critical habitats for threatened species

🌴Reduce threats to wildlife through forest protection and monitoring

🌴Create landscapes where biodiversity, climate, and communities can thrive together

Project Activities

Before, our toilet was by the river, and we often felt scared and uncomfortable, especially at night. Now, having it inside makes us feel much safer and more at ease.

Tuti Handayani

Toilet Beneficiaries

We are very grateful for PT PUM’s support. This opportunity has inspired us to start a business that can empower the women and mothers in our PKK group, providing additional income to support their families and helping our village move forward together.

The Women's Group (PKK)

Local Snack Production

So the background to collaboration with PT PUM is from an awareness that education cannot be developed alone only by schools. It needs collaboration with the government, it needs collaboration with the community and PUM is part of society that has special of concern for the environment.

Saiful Rohman

Head of Junior High School 3, Katingan Kuala

Voices from Our Community

The PLUM project area is home to 35 globally threatened species, including iconic and endangered wildlife such as the Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii), the proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus), and the Bornean white-bearded gibbon (Hylobates albibarbis). By conserving and restoring these habitats, the project plays a vital role in reducing threats to these species and improving overall ecosystem health.

Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Climate

42 million tons of CO₂ impact, combining 37.5M tCO₂e in avoided emissions and 4.5M tCO₂e in removals through reforestation and wetland restoration.

Wetland restoration by canal blocking.

Community

Improving lives in 13 villages through local job creation, clean water, mobile health clinics, educational support, and income generation for thousands of community members.

Developing sustainable livelihoods.

Biodiversity

Habitat for 365+ species, including 31 IUCN Red List species with 23,665 ha now better managed for conservation.

Forest protection patrols.

Forest Patrol teams

Patrol teams head out along forest trails and waterways, following routes that cut across peatland and mangrove ecosystems. Their role is simple but critical: to ensure the forest remains intact.

Over time, this consistency creates stability. Wildlife begins to settle. Sensitive species, which depend on undisturbed habitats, are able to remain and recover.

Camera Traps

Camera traps play an important role in our biodiversity monitoring efforts, helping us better understand the wildlife that inhabits the project area.

Several camera traps are installed across the PLUM Project. These motion-activated cameras capture the presence and movement of species with minimal disturbance to their natural behavior. The data collected supports long-term conservation planning, habitat protection, and monitoring of threatened species across the landscape.

Restoring Habitats

There is no single species planted across the land. Instead, our teams work with a mix of native trees species that belong to peat swamp forests and mangrove ecosystems. Seeds are sourced locally, ensuring that what is planted fits naturally into the landscape.

Some areas are replanted. Others are left to regenerate, supported but not forced. The goal is not to create a plantation, but to rebuild a functioning ecosystem.