Forestry
Numada takes projects on as co-developer rather than only as adviser, which means taking responsibility for local social and regulatory conditions rather than advising on them from a distance. That covers project design that is socially just, ecologically sound and economically viable, and the work that sits under it: feasibility studies, AMDAL and UKL-UPL, social and biodiversity baselines, market analysis, financial modelling, work programmes and budgets, growth planning and business development. Measurement, reporting and verification delivered on time, at a cost the project can carry, and built to survive an auditor, with satellite monitoring and the rest of the modern toolkit applied to incursions and wildfire. Compliance at every level of government, against international standards for gender equality and workers' rights, and against the Sustainable Development Goals. The licences to operate, and the governmental and societal support that keeps them. Certification to international standards, which is not a submission but a process to be nurtured over years.
Due diligence on a project before the investment is made, and independent review of agro-forestry operations and carbon credits offered for sale by others, which is a different job and an increasingly necessary one.
Numada is in development toward securing forestry management areas In both Indonesia and Malaysia to sustainably combine eco-tourism, reforestation and agro-forestry together with certification under the VCS and CCB carbon and biodiversity standards. Work to date covers land tenure, social and biodiversity baselines, financial modelling, and the structure of the offtake.
~8,000ha of forestry management together with moringa agro-forestry and eco-tourism in East Sumba, in development toward certification under the VCS and CCB standards, with Forest Carbon as development partner.
~200,000ha forestry management alongside a Geothermal project and integration of thermal pool eco-tourism accommodation.
Chris Bennett on forestry and agroforestry governance, Dan Bowman on stakeholder and government relations, Cherryta Yunia on sustainability management, Sugiarto on environmental and social licensing, Rini Indyastuti on biodiversity, Robert Tanjung in the field, Shankar Sivaprakasam on satellite monitoring, and Raja Pasaribu on aquaculture.
