Are conditional and realistic REDD + mechanism feasible? A case of a rich forested district in Indonesia: I. Estimation of land use, land use change and forestry carbon emission of Berau District, East Kalimantan

From UNFCCC COP-13 meeting in Bali in 2007, countries agreed that there was an urgent need to take further meaningful action to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. The demonstration activities of REDD (Reduction Emission from Deforestation and Degradation) is being implemented by many tropical countries worldwide. Measurement/ monitoring, Reporting and Verification are the integral part of implementing REDD. Historical emissions are needed to assess the additional of REDD implementation as well as in setting up Reference Emission Level or Reference Level. Prior to any REDD implementation, estimates of historical emissions are useful to assess whether a REDD project or program is feasible or not.