Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry has confirmed the suspension of validating certain carbon projects in the country's Sumatra and Kalimantan regions since they didn’t comply with the country’s regulation.
One of the carbon projects involved is the Riau Ecosystem Restoration (RER), which is run by Singapore-based paper manufacturer APRIL and has received support from non-government organizations such as BIDARA, Fauna & Flora International and Laskar Alam. The projects, with the support from these organizations, is expected to restore 370,000 acres of peat swamp forest in Sumatra over a period of 60 years.
