High Carbon Stock Approach to Support Sustainable Agriculture

August 2017

By Aida GreenburyCo-ChairHCSA Steering Group

What is HCS Approach

The High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach is a global

methodology for land-use planning that distinguishes forest

areas for protection from degraded lands with low carbon and

biodiversity values that may be developed, including integration

with HCVs and peatland protection. The methodology was

developed with the aim to ensure a practical, transparent,

robust, and scientifically credible approach that is widely

accepted to implement commitments to halt deforestation in the

tropics, while ensuring the rights and livelihoods of local

peoples are respected.

Adopting National Standardsto Define Natural Forest Areas

▪ Permenhut No 33 tahun 2009, tentang pedoman inventarisasi hutan berkala http://webgis.menlhk.go.id:8080/pl/pl.htm.

HCSA mengadopsi metode stratifikasi tutupan lahan.

▪ Perdirjen BPK P3/VI-Set/2010 tentang Pedoman Pengukuran dan Pelaporan Verifikasi Kegiatan Pemanfaatan Hutan

Lestari pada Areal Kerja Ijin Usaha Pemanfaatan Hasil Hutan Kayu. HCSA merujuk pada aturan ini terkait metode

inventarisasi hutan, serta metode penyusunan alometrik karbon pohon.

▪ SNI 7645:2010 http://www.academia.edu/9194031/15._SNI_7645-2010_Klasifikasi_penutup_lahan. Klasifikasi penutup

lahan. Dari standar SNI yang membagi penutup lahan menjadi 22 klas, terdiri dari 7 klas penutup lahan hutan dan 15 non

hutan. Kemudian dalam HCSA disederhanakan menjadi 6 klas saja yang berhubungan dengan tutupan lahan bervegetasi

hutan, semak dan belukar.

▪ SNI 7724:2011 http://www.academia.edu/6254454/SNI_7724-2011_oke. HCSA mengadopsi metode pengambilan data,

dimana hanya dilakukan pada biomassa di atas permukaan tanah sesuai dengan masing-masing tingkat vegetasi.

▪ SNI 7725:2011 http://www.academia.edu/6254454/SNI_7724-2011_oke. HCSA mengacu pada SNI ini dalam penentuan

alometrik mana yang akan digunakan dalam pendugaan nilai karbon sesuai dengan lokasi dan hasil studi yang sudah

dilakukan sebelumnya. Alometrik dibedakan berdasarkan type ekosistem hutan alam dan hutan tanaman. Untuk hutan

alam dibedakan menjadi tipe hutan lahan kering, hutan rawa gambut, dan hutan mangrove. Sementara Hutan tanaman

dibedakan sesuai dengan jenis tanamannya. Selain itu juga dipertimbangkan faktor lokasi regional, alometrik dipilih sesuai

dengan hasil studi di lokasi terdekat.

▪ RSNI_1b_Kelas Penutupan Lahan Dalam Penafsiran Citra Optis Resolusi Sedang.

Community at the Core

• Grew out of work by other standards ie RSPO & FSC, both of which have clear

commitment of respecting the rights of indigenous and local community– Protection of primary forest and HCVs, but regenerating forest can cleared

– It must respect the rights, including withholding consent

• HCSA has been developed in addition to HCV Toolkit

• Practitioners must collaborate with the community, involving them in the

management plan, mapping community area, to identify ways to provide

incentives and support to maintain the forests, while improving livelihood and

helping market access

• Corporations is key

• Developing funding mechanism to support the implementation

• It’s a learning process: works are being done (practical examples in the field) to

understand gaps and address them

A short history of the HCS Approach

• 2009 – Nestle No Deforestation commitment, then GAR

• early methodology development and pilots

• further commitments from APP, Wilmar, Musim Mas

• wider implementation: Asia, Africa, PNG

• emergence of SPOM and HCS Science study

• HCS+ report and convergence begins

• revision of toolkit begins – consultations

• HCS convergence

• 2017 – May – Launch of v2 of the toolkit

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Ongoing multi-stakeholder collaboration- HCS Approach Steering Group

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Key focus – achieving No Deforestation - which areas are natural

forest and which are degraded land?

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Phase 1

Phase 2Vegetation stratification to

identify potential HCS forest areas

HCS forest patch analysis and conservation planning Phase 3

Achieving forest conservation with

stakeholders

Methodology implementation in 3 phasesThree Phases

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POTENTIAL HCS AREAS MAY BE DEVELOPED

High-Density Forest

(HDF/HK3)

Remnant forest or

advanced secondary

forest close to primary

condition

Medium Density Forest

(MDF/HK2)

Remnant forest but more

disturbed than HK3

Low Density Forest

(LDF/HK1)

Appears to be remnant

forest but highly disturbed

and recovering

[may contain plantation/

mixed garden]

Young Regenerating

Forest (YRF)

Mostly young re-growth

forest, but with

occasional patches of

older forest within the

stratum

Scrub (S))

Recently cleared areas, some woody

regrowth and grass-like ground cover

Cleared/Open Land (OL)

Very recently cleared land

with mostly grass or crops,

few woody plants

HCS Forest Stratification

PHASE 1 : VEGETATION STRATIFICATION – based on view from above andfield plots

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11Fingers ‘give’

Exchange patch

Pockets ‘take’

Connectivity

PHASE 2 : HCS FORESTS PATCH ANALYSIS DECISION TREE –A) Patch Prioritisation & swaps B) Integrated Conservation and Land Use Plan

Supply chain implementation and future innovations

• HCS Approach: a practical, unified (convergence) & integrative land use planning tool to implement No Deforestation in the humid tropics

• Millions of ha rainforest prevented from conversion, over 6 Asia Pacific & African countries, cross-commodity (Palm, P&P, rubber, etc)

• Innovative multi-SH private sector initiative – support Zero Deforestation, collaboration with HCV Resource Network, and supports government commitments (GHG emissions reductions, SDGs)

• Forthcoming innovations for - smallholders, support for protection of HCV/HCS areas, large-scale indicative HCS forest mapping for risk and jurisdictional, broader social requirements and in high forest cover landscapes and funding mechanism for support

Thank You