Are conditional and realistic REDD + mechanism feasible? A case of a rich forested district in Indonesia: II. Option for setting up reference emission level for REDD+ within REALU in Berau, East Kalimantan

In respond to the opportunity of developing REDD pilot areas in Indonesia, the district government of Berau has formed a task-force to discuss the potentiality of district-level
involvement in developing pilot areas. Our previous study showed that the overall annual emission of Berau in 1990-2008 is 9.2Mg CO -eq/Ha.Year, 2 with more than 50% emission came from forest zone. The remaining question is how to set up a reference emission level for Berau under the lack of policy and guidelines for national and local government.