Table 1. The development of forest concessions between 1992 and 2010 in Indonesia. No. Year Number of HPH (Units) 1. 1992 580 61.38 42.97 2. 1993 575 61.70 43.19 3. 1994 540 61.03 42.72 4. 1995 487 56.17 39.32 5. 1996 447 54.09 37.86 6. 1997 429 52.28 36.60 7. 1998 420 51.58 36.11 8. 1999 387 41.84 29.29 9. 2000 362 39.16 27.41 10. 2001 351 36.42 25.49 11. 2002 270 28.08 19.66 12. 2003 267 27.80 19.46 13. 2004 287 27.82 19.47 14. 2005 285 27.72 19.40 15. 2006 322 28.78 20.15 16. 2007 323 28.16 19.71 17. 2008 308 25.90 18.13 18. 2009 304 25.66 19.96 19 2010 303 24.95 17.46 The Emerging Interest in Conservation Growing awareness of climate change issues and commitment to sustainable forest management have encourage a number of ‘green companies’ to voluntarily apply for Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) - controlled wood certification, which is conducted by SmartWood as an FSC-accredited Certifying Body. These commitments include provisions to conduct high conservation value forest (HCVF) assessments of forest concessions and also palm oil plantation prior to strong willingness to identify, maintain, protect and prevent clearing areas of high conservation value (HCV). HCV areas are those that are important to the conservation of rare and endangered species, ecosystems and landscapes, secure critical environmental services, and are vital to local livelihoods and cultural identities. The voluntary designation of part of the production area into high conservation value areas potentially increase and improve management and monitoring of biodiversity conservation. The HCV-concept was initially difficult to apply due to lack of guidance from the FSC. This was then addressed by UK-based consultancy ProForest, Total area (Million hectares) Decree Effective which in 2003 published High Conservation Value Forest: A Global Toolkit, which provided a detailed application of the HCV concept. In Indonesia, guidelines were drafted in 2003, and in 2006, a consortium of HCV users set out to update the toolkit to improve its effectiveness. The revision was organized by a consortium of NGO partners under the coordination of the Indonesian Resource Institute and Daemeter Consulting. Also involved were The Nature Conservancy, Tropenbos International Indonesia Programme (TBI Indonesia), Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), Conservation International, Fauna and Flora International, and Rainforest Alliance. The toolkit revision was meant to provide a logical structure and detailed explanation of the HCV concept and address questions such as the application of the HCV-concept to different sectors (aside from natural forest management). After the revision of the HCV-toolkit, many private sector companies began testing these guidelines in the identification of high of conservation values, in both forest and plantation ecosystems (timber and palm oil plantation). In February 2011 at the FSC General Assembly in ENCOURAGING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BUSINESS AND COMMUNITIES FOR BIODIVERSITY 57
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