Network Meetings and Briefings

  HCV RESOURCE NETWORK BRIEFING NOTES:

 

HCV overview; HCV Resource Network;   The High Conservation Value Resource Network Technical Panel

HCV in Natural Resource Certification;   HCV in Landscape Planning 

HCV Resource Network Briefing Note, October 2006: In English - In Portuguese - In Spanish

 

 

REGIONAL UPDATES 

 

June 2010: Central and South America regional update (in English, Portuguese, Spanish) 

June 2010: South East Asia regional update

 

EVENTS AND MEETINGS:

 

 Round Table  on Sustainable Palm Oil RT 7: Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), November 2009

• High Conservation Values (HCVs) and the RSPO: Christopher Stewart , HCV Resource Network
• WWF and the High Conservation Value Concept: Matthias Diemer, WWF Switzerland
• The impact of oil palm on biodiversity: Sophie Persey & Tom Maddox - Zoological Society London
• Progress Overview: Daud Dharsono, High Conservation Value-RSPO Indonesia Working Group
• HCV and RSPO: Marcus Colchester, Patrick Anderson, Norman Jiwan, Andiko & Su Mei Toh - Forest Peoples Programme, HuMa, Sawit Watch, Wild Asia 
• A critical evaluation of HCV applications in RSPO: Gary Paoli, Daemeter Consulting

 

 

  13th World Forestry Congress: Buenos Aires (Argentina), October 2009

HCV Network Mini-Session at WWF Booth: Introduction to High Conservation Values (HCVs): A tool for managing critical values within production landscapes (NB This is a very large file of over 20MB!)

HCV Network Side-event , Wed 21st October: Agenda

Presentations:

• Introduction to High Conservation Values (HCVs): Christopher Stewart        , HCV Resource Network
• Deforestation / Conversion: Can the HCV framework contribute to reduce (emissions from) deforestation? Geri Steindlegger, WWF-International
• The Nature Conservancy & High Conservation Value Forest: Cole Genge, TNC (NB 8 MB file)
• Sitios con Atributos de Alto Valor de Conservación (HCVs in S. America – successes and challenges for FSC forest certification): Ariel Zorrilla, Rainforest Alliance Argentina
• HCV approach in land use planning from forest plantations to the sea: Daniel Arancibia        , WWF-US

 

 

 

Protecting "High Conservation Values" in production landscapes around the world: an update from the field by the HCV Network's Technical Panel, Oxford: June 2009

Presentations:

• A Review of HCVF Assessments in Intensively Managed Plantations: Marcelo Levy                , Responsible Forestry Solutions (Canada)
• Environmental Risk Assessment to reduce monitoring costs for community forests: Matthew Wenban-Smith, OneWorld Standards (Brazil)
• Biodiversity conservation prospects within the remaining natural forests: Learning the local people’s perspectives on biodiversity conservation through HCV5&6 assessment in Landak District, West Kalimantan, Indonesia: Aisyah Sileuw                , Daemeter Consulting (Indonesia)
• Issues and trends with designating of HCVF 5-6 in Russian North West and Far East: FSC and the indigenous people's rights: Maria Tysiachniouk                , Centre for Independent Social Research (Russia)

 

 

High Conservation Value Forests of the European North of Russia: Approaches to Conservation and Sustainable Use, Network regional workshop organised & hosted by Silver Taiga: Komi,  April 2009

• Summary Briefing -  Regional workshop, N-W Russia
• Summary Presentation - Regional workshop, N-W Russia
• Agenda -  Regional workshop, N-W Russia
• Participants - Regional workshop, N-W Russia

Presentations:

• High Conservation Values - A powerful tool for promoting conservation within productive landscapes:Christopher Stewart                , HCV Network Manager

 

 Landscape Level HCV Mapping & Planning Workshop, Oxford: December 2008

• Summary - HCV RN Technical Workshop on landscape-level mapping and planning
• Agenda - Landscape Level HCV mapping workshop
• Participants - Landscape Level HCV Mapping Workshop 

Case Study Presentations & Posters:

• Indonesia - A Case Study on Landscape High Conservation Value Mapping in West Kalimantan, Indonesia: Gary Paoli                        , Daemeter Consulting (click here for accompanying text and figures and tables related to this case)

• Russia - HCVF in Landscape Context:Tatiana Yanitskaya, WWF Russia
• Canada - Mapping HCVFs in the Alberta Foothills Using Spatially Explicit Decision Support: James Strittholt, Conservation Biology Institute
• Brazil - 1. Priority Areas for Biodiversity Conservation Serra do Mar Ecoregion: Sidney Rodrigues, WWF Brazil; 2. A Biodiversity Conservation Vision for Serra Do Mar Ecoregion in the Atlantic Forest Global Biodiversity Hotspot
• Mozambique - Applying the HCV framework in Mozambique: Tim Rayden            , ProForest
• South Africa - 1. Static and dynamic approaches to conservation planning in South Africa: Graham von Maltitz, CSIR-Natural Resources and Environment; 2. Towards Improving the Societal Relevance of Systematic Conservation Assessments in South Africa: Andrew Knight, Department of Conservation Ecology & Entomology, Stellenbosch University

Landscape Level High Conservation Value Mapping Seminar (Oxford Centre for Tropical Forests , Monday 8 December 2008)Presentations:

• HCVs in Trans Fly Ecoregion, Indonesia: Thomas Barano, WWF Indonesia 1. Case Study Text 2. Presentation 3. Integration of HCVs
• Challenges for Landscape HCV Assessments & Sustainability of Tropical Forests: Mark Leighton, GRASP-UNEP
• Environmental Funds and Current pro-Biodiversity Efforts in Brazil: Elaine Teixeira, Funbio - Applied Knowledge Unit
• Computer Mapping in Conservation Planning: James Strittholt, Conservation Biology Institute (NB this is a 13 MB file!).

 

 Technical Panel First Meeting, Oxford: 30-31 July 2008

• Agenda for the Technical Panel First meeting
• Summary of Meeting Outcomes

Presentations:

• Canada, Tom Clark                        , CMC Consulting
• Russia, Maria Tysiachniouk                        , Center for Independent Social Research
• Indonesia, Aisyah Sileuw                        , Daemeter Consulting
• Latin America and the Caribbean, Daniel Arancibia                        , WWF-US
• Bulgaria and Romania, Zhivko Bogdanov                        , WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme
• Papua New Guinea, Ted Mamu, WWF-PNG

 

United Nations Climate Change Conference, Bali: December 2007

• Agenda - Bali COP HCV Resource Network event
• Summary - HCV Resource Network events at Bali COP
  Presentations:
• Introduction to High Conservation Values: Christopher Stewart                , Proforest (HCV-RN Secretariat)
• HCVs and Landscape Planning for Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD): Ruth Nussbaum            , Proforest (HCV-RN Secretariat)
• Elements of a Green Carbon Standard: Dr Martin Walter (Weihenstephan University) and Ken Creighton (WWF)
• HCV Case Studies from Indonesia: Gary Paoli              (Indonesian Resource Institute)
• FSC and the HCV Network: Nina Haase (FSC)

 

Regional Event: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: November 12-16 2007

Preliminary Information:

• Briefing Note, October 2007
• Invited Participants, Version 1
• Proposed schedule for HCV Resource Network Regional Meeting - Africa
• Proposed agenda for stakeholder meeting, 13-14 November

Final Meeting Summaries & Presentations

• HCV Resource Network South Africa Stakeholder Meeting, final agenda
• HCV Resource Network South Africa Stakeholder Meeting, summary
• Meeting Delegates

Presentations

• KZN Wildlife and the KZN Biodiversity Spatial Framework: Peter Goodman, EKZN Wildlife
• The High Conservation Value Concept - Background, Definitions and Key Aspects: Anders Lindhe, ProForest
• The HCV Resource Network: Aims, Function, Structure, and Activities: Nilofer Ghaffar, ProForest/HCV Network Co-ordinator
• Tetra Pak’s perspective on HCVs and the Resource Network :Mario Abreu, Tetra Pak International/ HCV Network Steering Group co-chair
• Global Context: The use of the HCV Framework in Selected Countries, Tim Rayden            , ProForest
• Mondi Conservation Planning Tool: Identification of HCV Areas: Peter Gardiner            , Mondi
• HCV Use Within Africa: Updates From Ghana, Mustapha Seidu, WWF-WARPO
• HCV Concept in Mozambique: Rito Mabunda, WWF Mozambique
• HCV Areas – A Plantation Forestry  Perspective: Peta Hardy, Sappi Forests
• SABS and FSC Certification: Conrad Geldenhuys, PROTOCOR
• Application of the HCV concept outside forests – some topics for discussion, Anders Lindhe, ProForest
• Grassland Biodiversity And Plantation Certification: Extending The HCV Concept,  Steve Germishuizen, The Grasslands Programme (SANBI)
• Wetlands as HCV Resources: A Local Perspective, Vaughn Koopman, Mondi Wetlands Project

• Breakout Sessions: 1. Achieving consistency and 2. Integrating existing approaches
• Technical Discussion Workshop: Agenda for Discussion; Discussion Summary

 

Regional Stakeholder Meeting: São Paulo, Brazil: January 22nd-23rd 2007

• HCV Resource Network Conference Proposed Agenda
• HCV Resource Network Stakeholder Meeting, final agenda: In English - In Portuguese - In Spanish
• HCV Resource Network Brazil Stakeholder Meeting, summary: In English - In Portuguese - In Spanish
• Meeting Delegates

Presentations:

• Update of the Map of Priority Areas for Conservation, Sustainable Use and Distribution of the Benefits of Brazilian Biodiversity, Tasso Azevedo, Brazilian Ministry of  Environment
• The HCV Concept,  An Overview, Ruth Nussbaum            , ProForest / HCV Network Secretariat
• The HCV Resource Network, An Introductory Overview, Ken Creighton, WWF International / HCV Network Steering Group 
• Registering as a Network Participant, Nilofer Ghaffar, ProForest/ HCV Network Co-ordinator
• HCVF and HCV concept in Russia, Tatiana Yanitskaya, WWF Russia
• Landscape HCVF Identification in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, Purwo Susanto, WWF Indonesia (NB this is a 10MB file!)
• High Conservation Value Forests, Experience from North America, Marcelo Levy                , Responsible Forestry Solutions, Canada
• Overview of HCV use in FSC certification in Latin America, Daniel Arancibia                , Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Latin America
• High Conservation Value Forests: Experience from Brazil,  Bruno Martinelli, Conselho Brasileiro de Manejo Florestal, Brasil
• Project: identification, management  and monitoring HCVF, Sergio Madrid, Sociedad para la Promoción del Manejo Forestal Sustentable en México - CERTIFOR, Mexico
• Forest Management and High Conservation Values in Bolivia, Damian Rumiz Consejo Boliviano para la Certificación Forestal Voluntaria, Bolivia
• Identification of Priority Areas for Conservation based  on Systematic Conservation Planning, Carlos Alberto de Mattos Scaramuzza, WWF Brasil
• Wrap up and Closing Remarks,  Marcus Colchester             Forest Peoples Programme / HCV Network Steering Group co-chair