Call for Concept Notes for RSPO Biodiversity & High Conservation Values Working Group (BHCVWG) Projects

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Guidance for Managers on social and environmental HCV (and wider livelihoods) coexistence and management, including:

• Review of current HCV management issues, gaps, successes and failings

• Community and company negotiation surrounding HCV set asides (FPIC for set asides)

• Conflict resolution (e.g. human-wildlife conflict)

• Management of human activities in set asides

• Options and responsibilities in cases where degradation is taking place (especially pertinent in areas where HCV assessments were not been well conducted in the past).

• Report on issues, gaps, successes and lessons learnt on current HCV management;

• Best management practices and protocols for negotiation and FPIC processes; and the management of human activities in the HCV/ set aside areas;

• Guidance document compiling the list of best management practices on human-wildlife conflict resolution;

2

Guidance for Smallholders on environmental monitoring, including habitat structure proxies for monitoring of biodiversity values.

• Working with the Smallholders Working Group and the BHCVWG, to develop a guidance document for smallholders on environmental monitoring and identification of suitable proxies for monitoring of biodiversity values;

• Consultation with smallholders, workshops, field testing of guidance document and checklist

• Translation to Thai, French, Bahasa, Spanish, and printing of documents

3

Guidance for HCV National Interpretations on the inclusion of country-specific land tenure issues. (Indonesia and Malaysia)

• Working at the country specific level, the consultants will need to review and identify the relevant land tenure laws and regulations related to HCV management and monitoring;

• Identifying the related conflicts between legislation and policy in setting side HCV areas;

• Compilation of related laws and regulations related to HCV implementation and develop best management practices in finding solutions for managing the land tenure issues;

• Countries being reviewed: Indonesia and Malaysia.