Kuamut Rainforest Conservation Integrity Dashboard
Powered by SIIProtecting and restoring tropical forest in Sabah, Malaysia
Rating Distribution
About This Project
The Kuamut Rainforest Conservation Project is delivering on three core objectives: Climate: Protect and restore the carbon-rich forest, whilst preventing the emissions from the planned deforestation and forest degradation of the area. This will help mitigate the global climate crisis. Community: Improve the lives, well-being and sustainable economic opportunities of the communities living around the forest area.< Conservation: Monitor and research species and ecosystem health and safeguard habitats to increase the chances for tropical forest biodiversity to thrive. The project is assessed against the science-based and globally recognised Verra Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and the Verra Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB) standard to both demonstrate the project’s scientific rigour and to enable it to generate income from Verified Carbon Units (VCUs), or carbon credits.
Executive Summary
Carbon Impact
89/100Protects 83,381 hectares of tropical forest from commercial logging, generating 16.3 million tCO2e over 30 years with robust satellite and ground-based monitoring.
Permanence
75/100Secured 30-year credit rights with Sabah State Government backing and low anthropogenic risk, though projected drought increases pose moderate natural risk despite rainforest resilience.
Social & Environmental
95/100Protects 41 critically endangered species and supports 900+ community members with healthcare, education, clean water access, and employment for 40+ local staff.
Additionality
80/100Carbon finance was essential to convert 83,381 hectares from active commercial logging concession to Class 1 protected forest, with credible baseline and conservative leakage accounting.
Reporting & Compliance
85/100Registered with Verra (VCS 2609) using the Improved Forest Management methodology, CCB certified with two published verification reports covering 2016-2023.
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