April 19, 2023
April 18, 2023

2022 Annual Report Highlights

2022 was a busy year for the HCV Network Secretariat. We recruited new employees to support our Landscapes workstream, new training courses were offered, new partnerships and alliances were formed, new tools were trialed, and the Secretariat continued to engage users of the HCV Approach such as financial institutions, commodity producers, and voluntary sustainability standards. Our 2022 Annual Report provides the highlights.

Policy

In 2022, the HCV Network Secretariat increased engagement and collaboration with key policy actors including financial institutions, sustainability initiatives and voluntary sustainability standards. The Secretariat became an ally of the World Benchmarking Alliance; joined the Science-based Targets for Nature (SBTN) Corporate Engagement Program; became a member of the Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNDF) Forum, and joined the Accountability Framework Initiative (AFi) as a Supporting Partner. The Secretariat continued providing technical support to voluntary sustainability standards in their HCV journey, including the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the Global Platform on Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) and the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC).

Implementation

To ensure the HCV Approach is implemented robustly across commodities and regions, the Secretariat scaled up its work in landscapes and jurisdictions. Joint fundraising efforts with HCV Network Members WWF and Forest Peoples Programme flourished into new landscape projects in Indonesia and Bhutan which will start in early 2023.

The Secretariat continued engaging and supporting a range of stakeholders in the forest, marine and freshwater community through piloting projects, participating in events and conferences, and contributing to various Working Groups. To ensure the long-term protection of HCVs following baseline HCV or HCV-HCSA assessments, the HCV Management and Monitoring strategy was updated, and capacity building was one of the identified priorities for 2023.

Assurance

By the end of 2022, the Secretariat had evaluated assessment reports covering over 2.1 million hectares, with over 700,000 hectares identified for protection. Poor-quality reports covering more than 568k hectares were marked as unsatisfactory, preventing development in these areas, and reducing risks for land managers and certification schemes.

Learning

The Secretariat also increased its training offering. Five online HCV-HCSA Assessor Training Courses were imparted, two by the HCV Network Secretariat and three by Remark Asia, one of our Registered Training Providers. In total, 99 professionals were trained from 16 countries in Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa.

An online course on how to protect HCVs in landscapes, co-developed with HCVN Member Proforest and funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, was launched in December 2022.

Read the full report here.

Questions?

Email us at secretariat@hcvnetwork.org

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Our Partnerships

Alongside many global initiatives, our work with partners promotespractices that help meet the global Sustainable Development Goalsand build a greener, fairer, better world by 2030.

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Our Mission as a network is to provide practical tools to conserve nature and benefit people, linking local actions with global sustainability targets.

We welcome the participation of organisations that share our vision and mission to protect and enhance High ConservationValues and the vital services they provide for people and nature. By collaborating with the Network, your organisation can contribute to safeguarding HCVs while gaining valuable insights and connections that support your sustainability goals.

We are seeking collaborative partners to help expand and enhance our work, as well as talented professionals who can join the growing Secretariat team, and for professionals who can contribute to the credible identification of High Conservation Values globally.

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