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High Carbon Stock Approach - No deforestation in
practice
Grant Rosoman Greenpeace and Interim Chair of
the HCS Approach Steering Group
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HCS ApproachTwo phases
Phase 2
Phase 1
Vegetation stratification to identify potential
HCS forest areas
HCS forest patch analysis and conservation
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Vegetation Stratification via a view from above
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Field plots to Assess Above Ground Biomass

• Community engagement and FPIC process has began
  to gain consent for plots and mapping of lands
• Plots measure Above Ground Biomass in trees gt/
  5cm DBH
• This is carbon estimate only to calibrate with
  the stratification not for C accounting

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HCS Forest Stratification
HCS threshold
POTENTIAL HCS AREAS POTENTIAL HCS AREAS POTENTIAL HCS AREAS POTENTIAL HCS AREAS MAY BE DEVELOPED 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
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HDF High Density Forest
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YRF Young Regenerating Forest
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S Scrub
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Phase two HCS patch analysis and conservation
process
Community Mapping to identify lands to exclude
from analysis
Patch core analysis and prioritisation
Review presence of HK1, HK2, HK3
Patch connectivity analysis
Patch risk assessment
Rapid biodiversity assessment (if needed)
Final mapping and conservation planning of HCS
Conservation of HCS forest including FPIC
HCV overlay and integration
Ground check patches
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E.g. Potential conservation and development map
for PT KPC
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