Name: Noris Rahmadona

NIM: 05071282126029

Class: Indralaya Agroecotechnology

High Conservation Value Assessment in the PT Palm Oil Plantation Area. Alam Sawita Hornbill, Kutai
Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan Province

As one of the companies that is a member of ISPO, PT. The Alam Sawita Hornbill must
comply with the RSPO Principles and Criteria in carrying out oil palm plantation
management activities. Based on the RSPO Criteria, one of the efforts to realize sustainable
management of oil palm plantations is to identify areas of high conservation value (High
Conservation Value Area). The Indonesian government's policy in realizing
sustainable/sustainable management of oil palm plantations is stipulated through Minister of
Agriculture Regulation No. 19 of 2011 concerning ISPO which is mandatory for all palm oil
plantation companies. Then this regulation was replaced with Minister of Agriculture
Regulation no. 11/Permentan/OT.140 /3/2015 concerning the Indonesian Sustainable Palm
Oil Certification System.
The High Conservation Value (HCV) approach serves as a tool and framework for protecting
important environmental and social values in forest areas. This approach extends to other
commodities and ecosystems, so that over the past decade, HCV maintenance has become a
central component in responsible production and use of resources. The HCV approach is
based on six values with HCV 1, 2, and 3 representing significant environmental values on a
national or global reference scale; while HCV 4, 5, and 6 are social values and natural
resources identified through involvement and consultation with local communities.
Study of ecological and socio-cultural conditions. There are four types of HCV proposed to
be managed, namely HCV 1 which is related to the conservation of biodiversity, HCV 4
which is related to the provision of environmental services, HCV 5 which is related to
fulfilling the basic needs of communities that depend on natural resources, and HCV 6 which
is related to environmental aspects. -social and cultural aspects that must be maintained. For
HCV 1, management is more targeted because there are still species of flora and fauna
threatened with extinction that need to be protected along with the habitats of the types of
flora and fauna that need to be protected, and some of these habitats are used temporarily by
certain types of fauna. For HCV 4, Management is more focused on the need to maintain
water availability and control floods and the need to control erosion and sedimentation. For
HCV 5, management is more directed at protecting people's agricultural land and fish protein
which is important for meeting community food needs, maintaining community access to
utilize wood materials in making tools, boats and building materials, although this must not
exceed the regeneration capacity of woody plants in the area. HCV areas, and accommodate
the community's need for food reserve land so that it is not converted into use.
In this management, various recommendations have been proposed specifically for each type
of HCV in the form of management recommendations and monitoring recommendations.
This recommendation needs to be considered considering the high threat faced to maintain
the condition of the area proposed as an HCV.
More specifically, important issues that need to be considered in HCV management in the PT
area. The Sawita Natural Hornbill includes (1) management of secondary forests which are
still a habitat for flora and fauna threatened with extinction; (2) watershed management
related to providing water resources, controlling floods and erosion; (3) community needs,
especially for food and natural materials, which need to be accommodated, and (4) the
existence of artifacts that need to be preserved. These important issues need to be made a
priority in managing HCV in the PT area. Natural Palm Hornbill. With good HCV
management, this will also increase the productivity and competitive value of the palm oil
products produced.
South Sumatra Province has land cover which is mostly forest areas, and no less than 45% is
forest conservation areas (national parks, wildlife reserves and protected forests). This
conservation area has a high conservation value (High Conservation Value HCV) and a high
carbon value (High Carbon Stock, HCS) (Directorate General of Plantations, 2021).
Therefore, identification of HCV and HCS is very important as a requirement for land
clearing for oil palm plantations. Furthermore, management and monitoring of HCV and
HCS areas is also very important to maintain the quality and resilience of the ecosystem in
the area and as an effort to preserve biodiversity in protected areas (Nurjannah, et al., 2016).
A High Conservation Value (HCV) area or in Indonesian is high conservation value (NKT) is
an environmental or social area in which there are protected wildlife habitats, protected flora
and fauna, protected water catchment areas and archaeological (cultural) sites. all of which
have values that are taken into account significantly and are of great importance both locally,
regionally and globally (HCV Toolkit Indonesia, 2008).
The basic principle of the HCV concept is that development is carried out in a way that
ensures maintenance or improvement of the HCV area. In this case, the HCV approach seeks
to help companies and related stakeholders to achieve a rational balance between
environmental sustainability and long-term economic development. The HCV concept was
initially designed and applied for production forest management, but this concept quickly
became popular and is used in various other contexts. In the renewable resources sector, HCV
is used as a planning tool to minimize negative ecological and social impacts in plantation
development, including in the management of oil palm plantations (HCV Toolkit Indonesia,
2008).
High Carbon Stock (HCS) areas or what in Indonesian is high carbon stock (SKT) are areas
that have high carbon stocks, the HCS approach is carried out by distinguishing between
natural forests and degraded land, small trees, shrubs, and/or just grass. Approach This
divides the area into six different types of vegetation classes (stratification) ranging from
vegetation classes that have high carbon stocks to vegetation classes that have low carbon
stocks with the following stratification descriptions: High Density Forest (HK3), Medium
Density Forest (HK2), Low Density Forest (HK1), Old Thicket (BT), Young Thicket (BM),
and Open Land (LT) (HCV Toolkit Indonesia, 2008).
Several private oil palm plantation companies in South Sumatra Province have HCV and
HCS areas around oil palm plantations, and there are already policies that regulate the
management of HCV and HCS areas on oil palm plantations, namely the 2017 Minister of
Environment and Forestry regulation concerning Recognition and protection of Local
Wisdom in the Management of Natural Resources and the Environment and Circular Letter
No 10/SE/VII/2015 concerning the Issuance of permits in High Conservation Value Forest
areas, however, it is indicated that this policy has not been implemented properly.
Implementation is a general process of administrative action that can be researched at a
specific program level. The implementation process will only begin if the goals and
objectives have been determined, the activity program has been prepared and funds are ready
and distributed to achieve the targets. Policy implementation is an action carried out by
government and private (organizations) both individually and as a group which is intended to
achieve goals (Ayik et al., 2017). Policy implementation is necessary because it is at that
stage that the "suitability" of various factors determining the success of policy or program
implementation can be seen. Meanwhile, the effectiveness of a policy or program depends on
the level of conformity between the program and its users, suitability of the program to the
implementing organization and suitability of the benefit group program to the implementing
organization (Korten & Syahrir, 1988). The aim of this study is to determine the
implementation of policies that have been made related to the management of High
Conservation Value (HCV) and High Carbon Stock (HCS) areas to find out the gap between
the policies made and implementation in the field. So it is hoped that this study can be used
as a recommendation for stakeholders in managing oil palm plantations which contain HCV
and HCS areas. The aim of this study is to determine the implementation of policies that have
been made related to the management of High Conservation Value (HCV) and High Carbon
Stock (HCS) areas to find out the gap between the policies made and implementation in the
field. So it is hoped that this study can be used as a recommendation for stakeholders in
managing oil palm plantations which contain HCV and HCS areas. The aim of this study is to
determine the implementation of policies that have been made related to the management of
High Conservation Value (HCV) and High Carbon Stock (HCS) areas to find out the gap
between the policies made and implementation in the field. So it is hoped that this study can
be used as a recommendation for stakeholders in managing oil palm plantations which
contain HCV and HCS areas.
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