April Salome Forest Management Area Explained

April Salumei Forest Management Area
Native Name:	April — Salumei Rainforest
Map:	Papua New Guinea
Relief:	yes
Area:	521,500 hectares
Ecosystem:	Tropical rainforest

April Salumei Forest Management Area also known as April Salome Rainforest ^{[1] [2]} is a forest management area in April — Salumei tropical forest covering over 600,000 hectares in Ambunti-Dreikikir District of East Sepik Province, of Papua New Guinea.^[3] The forest is located in the basins of two rivers: April^[4] and Salumei.^[5] The town of Ambunti serves as a gateway to the April Salome Forest Management Area.^[6]

The project area has previously been recognised as an exceptional biodiversity hotspot by the Climate Community and Biodiversity Standard (SCS, 2011).^[7] Before becoming a carbon project, the area was planned to be cleared for logging.

The project also channels climate finance to the community via a benefit sharing agreement that provides 60% of the revenue from sale of offsets to autonomous local landowner groups, helping reduce poverty and enhance the wellbeing of local communities.^[8]

The April Salumei Working Group, formed to assist with managing the project, provides employment opportunities to the local community. The project promotes culturally inclusive, sustainable community development via a new five-year Sustainable Development Plan, agreed by locals.^{[9] [10]}

Previous project activities have delivered benefits including:

• Providing over 10,000 native eaglewood trees for village areas for sustainable agriculture
• Providing 1,000 solar powered lights to community schools, health centres and families to provide affordable, sustainable energy
• Created 18 jobs for community members
• Providing funds to improve 15 local schools to help promote quality education.

Population

It is estimated that about 20,000 people are living in this area^[11] in 164 forest-dependent communities. Populated places include Nakek^[12] and Uwu.^[13]

Geography

April Salumei Forest Management Area is located in the Sepik river basin. Sepik tributary, the April river is the major river in the area.

See also

• Papua New Guinea Forestry Authority
• Deforestation in Papua New Guinea

Notes and References

1. Colin Filer How April Salumei Became the REDD Queen. In Tropical Forests Of Oceania: Anthropological Perspectives, edited by FILER COLIN, BELL JOSHUA A., and WEST PAIGE, 179-210. Australia: ANU Press, 2015.
2. https://standfortrees.org/en/protect-a-forest/april-salumei-rainforest-conservation-project April Salumei Rainforest Conservation project
3. https://www.cairnscharts.com.au/collections/png-topographic-maps/products/ga7489 Map GA 7489
4. https://geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-3024020&fid=4865&c=papua_new_guinea April River: Papua New Guinea
5. https://geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-3044117&fid=4856&c=papua_new_guinea Salumei River: Papua New Guinea
6. https://placesmap.net/PG/April-Salome-Forest-Management-Area-2747005/ April Salome Forest Management Area
7. Web site: CCB Standards CCBA . 2024-06-17 . en.
8. Web site: Rainforest Conservation Rainforest Conservation Projects - Tasman Environmental Markets (TEM) . 2024-06-17 . en-AU.
9. Web site: Trendafilova . Petya . 2024-06-18 . A New Development Plan For Rainforest Project To Provide Long-Term Community Benefits . 2024-07-01 . Carbon Herald . en-US.
10. Web site: Gregory . Donna . Sustainable Development Plan Launched for Papua New Guinea's Largest Rainforest Conservation Project . 2024-07-01 . www.environmentenergyleader.com/ . en-US.
11. http://natashaloder.blogspot.com/2009/06/april-salome.html April Salome
12. https://geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-3040024&fid=4848&c=papua_new_guinea Nakek: Papua New Guinea
13. https://geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-3048333&fid=4858&c=papua_new_guinea Uwu: Papua New Guinea