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HCV MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING
HIGH CONSERVATION VALUE (HCV) AREAS
In the reporting year of 2013, IndoAgri assigned for its RSPO
certified estates 700 hectares in Riau, 679 hectares in North
Sumatra and 591 hectares in South Sumatra of HCV areas as
defined by the RSPO. IndoAgri has embarked on the process of
identifying HCV areas since 2008. These include riparian areas,
reservoirs, bamboo gardens, swamps, graveyards and important
heritage and cultural sites.
Following the HCV identification, we organised a public stakeholder
meeting with delegates from the government and local community.
The meeting discussed the HCV analysis and confirmed the HCV
areas identified on the plantations. The agreed HCV areas were
then clearly demarcated.
To restore the HCV and riparian areas, we planted trees that are
beneficial to the wildlife. Oil palm trees within 20 meters from
waterways were marked with white crosses. These trees would
no longer be treated with pesticides and fertilisers so as to avoid
contaminating the riparian areas.
While areas like the bamboo forests do not require replanting, the
trees and plants in some areas have to be safeguarded from local
villagers who would otherwise harvest them as food or resources.
We continue to assess the HCV areas in our estates. New plantations
will follow the new procedure involving HCV assessment before
land clearing is permitted.
HCV MONITORING AND PARTNERSHIPS
Through daily communication with our employees and locals
living on our plantations, we are able to progressively inform
and guide them on the restrictions imposed on HCV areas. The
protection of endangered species is one of the topics we covered
during these sessions.
We have estate teams trained by our NGO partners and in-house
sustainability teams to monitor the HCV areas on the wildlife
biodiversity, river water quality and level of disturbance caused
by local villagers around these areas. The process is audited
annually. Guidebooks for the accurate identification of local wildlife
are provided on the estates.
We engaged Aksenta, a local environment consultancy company,
to assess the natural habitats at the HCV areas in South Sumatra
and review the findings and recommendations together with the
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Indonesia.
We display signs on wildlife protection on all our HCV areas. We
also archive the wildlife species found on our estates that come
under the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Red List of Threatened Species and Indonesian Regulation
No. 7 of 1999 for the preservation of flora and fauna. The IUCN
Red List sets out the precise evaluation criteria on the extinction
risks of endangered species.The species found on our estates
that are protected under PP7/1999 or have a vulnerable or higher
IUCN status are listed below.
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Birds Black-Winged Kite Elanus Caeruleus Least Concern Yes
Birds Blue-Eared Kingfisher Alcedo Meninting Least Concern Yes
Birds Brown-Throated Sunbird Anthreptes Malacensis Least Concern Yes
Birds Collared Kingfisher Halcyon Chloris Least Concern Yes
Birds Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis Cheela Least Concern Yes
Birds Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga Siparaja Least Concern Yes
Birds Eagle Accipiter Sp Least Concern Yes
Birds Great Egret Egretta Alba Least Concern Yes
Birds Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos Javanicus Vulnerable Yes
Birds Olive-Backed Sunbird Nectarinia Jugularis Least Concern Yes
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