April Salome Forest Management Area
| April Salome Forest Management Area April — Salumei Rainforest | |
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| Geography | |
| Location |  Papua New Guinea |
| Coordinates | 4°38′15.3″S 142°46′37.0″E / 4.637583°S 142.776944°E |
| Area | 521,500 hectares |
| Ecology | |
| Ecosystem(s) | Tropical rainforest |
April Salome Forest Management Area also known as April Salumei Rainforest [1][2] is a forest management area in April — Salumei tropical forest covering about 521,500 hectares[1] 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]
Population
It is estimated that about 20,000 people are living in this area[7] in 164 forest-dependent communities.[2] Populated places include Nakek[8] and Uwu[9].
Geography
April Salome Forest Management Area is located in the Sepik river basin. Sepik tributary, the April river is the major river in the area.[4]
United Nations REDD Programme controversy
Presently April Salome Forest area is a pilot project for REDD initiative by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change under United Nations REDD Programme.[10][11][2] [12]
It is also mishandling and corruption showcase.[13][1] [14][15]
See also
References
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c April Salumei Rainforest Conservation project
- ^ Map GA 7489 Publisher: Geoscience Australia (Australian Government)
- ^ a b April River: Papua New Guinea National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
- ^ Salumei River: Papua New Guinea National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
- ^ April Salome Forest Management Area PlacesMap.net
- ^ April Salome
- ^ Nakek: Papua New Guinea National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
- ^ Uwu: Papua New Guinea National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
- ^ April-Salome all set for carbon trading. The National June 22, 2010
- ^ "April Salome Forest Management Area for a Pilot Project for REDD" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- ^ Sam Knight The incredible plan to make money grow on trees. 24 November 2015 The Guardian
- ^ Chris Lang Anatomy of a deal: The April Salome REDD project in Papua New Guinea.
- ^ Papua New Guinea: not ready for REED
- ^ Some Questions for Stephen Hooper About The “Carbon Benefit Units” Sold from His April Salumei REDD Project in Papua New Guinea EcoDaily October 5, 2017
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