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Mar 6, 2014
Fairtrade Training Materials
Fairtrade ANZ developed materials to help the four target groups comply with Fairtrade environmental standards. The posters, Powerpoint presentations, and hand-outs in this file specifically address participatory community planning and management of land use and assessment and monitoring of biodiversity.
Mar 4, 2014
Spatial Plans for Kapuas Hulu and Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
FFI created district spatial plans for the districts of Kapuas Hulu and Ketapang that integrate the results of the landscape level HCVF assessments done in these areas with spatial data on degraded land located in each district suitable for palm oil cultivation.
Mar 4, 2014
FFI's REDD and Community Forestry Benefit-sharing Mechanisms Report
This short report prepared by FFI discusses viable models of benefit sharing mechanisms for REDD+ in oil palm production and community forestry. The report discusses tenure arrangements, interventions and activities for HCVA management.
Mar 4, 2014
FFI's Report on HCVA Training for Forest Communities
This brief report describes the training for the community to protect high conservation value forest, issues raised by attendees, and recommendations for follow up with training attendees.
Mar 4, 2014
Evaluation report of RSPO Training Courses in Cameroon
RSPO organized HCV Concept and Application trainings in Thailand and Cameroon for HCV assessors based on the HCV training module developed earlier in the grant. These evaluation reports include a brief review of the subject matter, and a summary of participant feedback, lessons learned, and next steps.
Mar 4, 2014
Project Design Documents for a Carbon Project in Pematang Gadung peat forest in Ketapang, West Kalimantan
This document shows how the project was designed for the Pematang Gadung peat forest in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The VCS project design method was used for this community forest.
Mar 4, 2014
Project Design Documents for a Carbon Project in Laman Satong community forest in Ketapang, West Kalimantan
This document shows how the project was designed for the Laman Satong community forest in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The Plan Vivo project design method was used for this community forest.
Mar 4, 2014
Report on Landscape Level HCVF assessment of Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
This report on landscape level HCVF assessment of Ketapang in West Kalimantan Province includes the results of social, forest and wildlife assessments performed in conjunction with NGO partners. Findings and outcomes, major threats, and recommendations are shared.
Mar 4, 2014
REDD Project Feasibility Studies for Three Community Forests in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Recent spatial planning processes have caused forests with high biodiversity to be indicated for Other Land Use and Convertible Production Forest. To reduce the possibility for large-scale land conversion to palm expansion, three communities applied for village forest permits and undertook feasibility studies for Avoided Forest Conversion projects.
Mar 4, 2014
Report on Landscape Level HCVF assessment of Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
This report on landscape level HCVF assessment of Kapuas Hulu in West Kalimantan Province includes the results of social, forest and wildlife assessments performed in conjunction with NGO partners. Findings and outcomes, major threats, and recommendations are shared.
Mar 4, 2014
FFI's Issue Briefs on Non-State Forest in Indonesia (Indonesian)
This document provides recommendations for national government agencies when spatial planning processes have resulted in the designation of HCVAs for alternative land uses. Relevant regulations and policies are analyzed, and lessons learned through the implementation of REDD+ projects are shared.
Mar 4, 2014
Forest Inventory Surveys in Ketapang and Kapuas Hulu Districts of West Kalimantan, Indonesia
These reports detail the results of the forest inventory surveys conducted by FFI in community-managed forests in the districts of Ketapang and Kapuas Hulu in the Province of West Kalimantan.
Mar 4, 2014
Forest Cover and Vegetation Maps of Kapuas Hulu and Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
These maps show forest cover and vegetation in the districts of Kapuas Hulu and Ketapang in West Kalimantan Province.
Mar 4, 2014
Evaluation report of RSPO Training Courses in Thailand
RSPO organized HCV Concept and Application trainings in Thailand and Cameroon for HCV assessors based on the HCV training module developed earlier in the grant. These evaluation reports include a brief review of the subject matter, and a summary of participant feedback, lessons learned, and next steps.
Mar 4, 2014
RSPO DRAFT Simplified Guidance for Independent Smallholder Groups to Conduct High Conservation Value Assessments
This guidance document is intended for use by independent smallholder group managers to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) Assessments for existing land under cultivation as required under RSPO Criterion 5.2 and for new plantings as required under RSPO Criterion 7.3.
Mar 4, 2014
RSPO's Training the Trainers Curriculum
RSPO created a "train the trainers" curriculum focusing on biodiversity and how to effectively and consistently conduct HCV assessments. The modules cover: HCV approach and definition, requirements in the RSPO standard and new plantings procedures, identification, management and monitoring, and reporting and peer review, and incorporate relevant tools developed by other stakeholders, such as an HCV monitoring tool from ZSL.
Mar 4, 2014
Highlights of Changes to RSPO Criteria and Indicators
This document highlights revisions made in Principles & Criteria 2013. In summary, four new criteria were added that were not present in P&C 2007: C1.3 - ethical conduct, C6.12 - forced and trafficked labor, C6.13 - respecting human rights, and C7.8 - minimising GHG emission from new plantings.
Mar 4, 2014
RSPO Training Modules for Auditors
This training module is designed for training providers of the RSPO Certification System and the RSPO Supply Chain Certification System. It includes an RSPO Auditor Training Syllabus, an RSPO Auditor Technical Training Syllabus, and an RSPO Auditor Supply Chain Training Syllabus.
Mar 4, 2014
WRI's Report on Forest Cover Monitoring System Training Session
This report provides documentation of the first training session for the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) on the forest cover monitoring system “Forest Cover Analyzer", which took place in Kuala Lumpur in June 2012. This document provides a summary of experience, challenges, lessons learned, and steps for improving future trainings sessions. It also includes the slides used during the training to illustrate the Forest Cover Analyzer.
Mar 4, 2014
WRI's Web Applications to Support Sustainable Palm Oil
This PDF of a Powerpoint presentation discusses instructions and possible uses for Project POTICO web tools - Suitability Mapper and Forest Cover Analyzer - designed to link sustainable palm oil expansion and sustainable forest management through the utilization of degraded lands rather than the conversion of forests.
Mar 4, 2014
PanEco Report on Implications of Palm Oil Production on Degraded Land
This report discusses the technical, economic, biodiversity, legal and policy implications of palm-oil production on degraded land.
Mar 4, 2014
WRI's How to Change Legal Land Use Classifications to Support More Sustainable Palm Oil Production in Indonesia
Transitioning to sustainable palm oil depends on establishing new plantations on suitable, non-forested land and respecting local rights. Land classification in Indonesia does not necessarily allow this, as many suitable areas are legally unavailable for development. This issue brief examines methods to change legal classification of land to support sustainable palm oil.
Mar 4, 2014
PanEco Report on Tripa multi-stakeholder meeting
This report summarizes a multi-stakeholder meeting that took place in August 2009 to discuss the controversial conversion of HCV forests in Tripa into palm oil plantations. Representatives from the palm oil company responsible, Astra, NGOs opposed to the development, and local people impacted both negatively and positively by the project attended the meeting in Banda Aceh to share their perspective and go on a field trip to the plantation site.
Mar 4, 2014
PanEco Booklet for Smallholders (Indonesian)
This manual in Indonesia shows smallholders how to develop palm-oil plantations in an environmentally and socially friendly manner, and why it is useful to do so. It provides the information about the adverse consequences on Tripa and its local communities as well as on the global community if planting patterns continue to follow environmentally adverse practices.
Mar 4, 2014
WRI's Report on Spatial Decision-Making Training Session
This report provides documentation of the first training on the interactive websites “Suitability Mapper” and the “Forest Cover Analyzer”. The training was held for Indonesian REDD+ policy makers, who make national-level spatial decisions at the intersection of economic development and environmental commitments. This document provides a summary of experience, challenges, lessons learned, and steps for improving future training sessions.
