National HCV Interpretations

• These National Interpretations of the High Conservation Value Forest (HCVF) Toolkit provide a practical methodology to be used on a routine basis to identify High Conservation Value Forests. They also provide guidance on what types of management and monitoring are necessary if such a forest has been identified. Click on the links to download documents.

Please note: The presence of an National Interpretation on this page does not mean that the Forest Stewardship Council has necessarily endorsed the document for use in implementing Principle 9 of its guidelines.

Bolivia

• A National Interpretation of the High Conservation Value Toolkit for Bolivia, Spanish Language Version,  December 2004 , main text
  Guía de Identificación de atributos para definir Bosques de Alto Valor de Conservación en Bolivia
• Annexe: Maps, species lists, supporting information (Annexos)

Bulgaria

• National HCVF interpretation: Identifying, Managing, and Monitoring High Conservation Value Forests in Bulgaria, Practical guide, November 2005

Cameroon

• Toolkit of HCV Process for Small and Low Intensity Managed Forest in Cameroon - Case of Community Forests, Draft 1 of a toolkit aimed at setting up standards and processes for monitoring and managing HCVs in Cameroon's SLIMFs, June 2008

Canada

• National HCVF interpretation: WWF-Canada High Conservation Value Support Document, Draft, November 2005
• FSC Canada has also incorporated HCVF principles into its regional standards for Boreal Forests, British Colombia, Maritimes,  Great Lakes/St. Lawrence - draft standard (external links to FSC Canada website)
• WWF Canada has a very useful page dedicated to HCVF resources in the region: High Conservation Value Forests (HCVF)

Chile

• Reporte Final: Taller sobre Bosques de Alto Valor de Conservación. Preparado por Marcelo Levy para WWF Chile, 2007 (Spanish language only). This is the final report from a workshop held in Valdivia to train members of Chilean NGOs and forest industry in the science and application of (HCVF) within native forest blocks (click here for more details of the workshop objectives), and is seen as a precursor to the development of a Chilean national HCV interpretation.

China

• Use of the HCV framework in China: A guidance document for forest managers. Prepared by ProForest, February, 2008. Discussion outputs from a training workshop, facilitated by WWF China and run by ProForest, held in Beijing from the 9^th to 11^th January 2008.

Ecuador

• A National  Interpretation  of the High Conservation Value Toolkit for Equador, Spanish Language Version,  March 2005
Guía para la identificación y manejo de Bosques de Alto Valor de Conservación en Ecuador
• Indicators for application of FSC Principle 9 (HCVF) in Equador, Spanish Language Version, March 2005 Formulación de Indicadores para la Aplicación del Principio 9 del FSC-Bosques de Alto Valor de Conservación en Ecuador
• Lessons learned in the HCVF Interpretation process. Lecciones aprendidas y conclusiones del proceso

Gabon - 1st draft

• Une Interprétation Nationale des Forets à Haute Valeur de Conservation pour le Gabon - Version Francaise. First Draft, April 2008. This document is a summary of the outputs from a multi-stakeholder workshop jointly organised by WWF Central Africa Regional Programme Office and ProForest in Libreville, Gabon, in April 2008. Comments on the first draft may be sent to "NNyare at wwfcarpo.org" by May 22nd 2008. The final document will be posted here in due course.

Ghana

• A National Interpretation of the High Conservation Value Forest Toolkit for Ghana - English Language Version, May 2006 This document is a summary of the outputs from a multi-stakeholder workshop jointly organised by WWF West Africa Regional Programme Office and ProForest in Accra, Ghana, in May 2006

Indonesia

• Revised Indonesian Toolkit: PANDUAN IDENTIFIKASI Kawasan Bernilai Konservasi Tinggi Di Indonesia - Bahasa Indonesia Version, June 2008
• Revised Indonesian Toolkit: Toolkit for Identification of High Conservation Values in Indonesia - English Language Printed Version, published 2009 (click here to download front cover page for the printed edition in English)

Previous versions:

• A National Interpretation of the High Conservation Value Forest Toolkit for Indonesia - English Language Version, August 2003 

• A National Interpretation of the High Conservation Value Forest Toolkit for Indonesia - Bahasa Indonesia Version, August 2003 Mengidentifikasi, Mengelola dan Memantau Hutan Dengan Nilai Konservasi Tinggi: Sebuah Toolkit untuk Pengelola Hutan dan Pihak-pihak Terkait lainnya

Malaysia

• High Conservation Value Forest (HCVF) Toolkit for Malaysia, First Edition: October 2009, WWF-Malaysia: national interpretation developed through a consultative process involving experts and stakeholders representing Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak;  also available in Bahasa Malaysia (First edition: March 2010). For further information or to request a hard copy of the toolkit, please contact Josil Philomena Murray, Forest Conservation Programme; Officer, High Conservation Value Forest(HCVF) WWF-Malaysia 49, Jalan SS23/15 47400 Petaling Jaya Selangor, Malaysia; Tel: +603 7803 3772 Ext. 6407; Mobile: +6012 653 6237; Fax: +603 7803 5157; E-mail: jmurray"at"wwf.org.my

• High Conservation Value Forests (HCVF) Toolkit for Malaysia: A national guide for identifying, managing and monitoring High Conservation Value Forests, May 2009 draft, prepared by WWF Malaysia; this draft is based on input from 3 stakeholder consultations (in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak) and an expert review. This draft is being field-tested, and a final national-level workshop will be conducted in Kuala Lumpur in June, to incorporate further feedback after which the toolkit will be finalised and ready for use (see above for first edition).

Mozambique

• Use of the HCV framework in Mozambique - A summary of workshop outputs, 2007: Outcomes of the discussion of the Maputo Workshop prepared by ProForest and WWF Mozambique

Papua New Guinea

• High Conservation Value Forest Toolkit for Papua New Guinea: A national guide for identifying, managing and monitoring HCVF, First Edition, November 2005: now endorsed by the PNG FSC National Initiative (PNG Forest Certification Inc) together with the National Forest Management Standards during the National Certification Workshop in Port Moresby, on Tuesday 11 March 2008.
• A National Interpretation of the High Conservation Value Forest Toolkit for Papua New Guinea, Draft English Version 1.2, November 2005

Poland

• National HCVF interpretation: Guide to identification of HCVF in Poland „Kryteria wyznaczania Lasów o szczególnych walorach przyrodniczych (High Conservation Value Forests) w Polsce”, Polish Language Version, 2006
• “Principles, Criteria and Indicators of Good Forest Management in Poland”, English Language Version, November 2005

Romania

• A National Interpretation of the High Conservation Value Forest Toolkit for Romania, English Language Version, April 2005

Russia

• The Global HCVF Tookit (with some Russian views on HCV approach),  Russian Language, 2005
• The Russian National FSC Standard, English Language Version, 2007

Slovakia

• LESY S VEĽKÝM SPOLOČENSKÝM VÝZNAMOM: príručka pre identifikáciu, obhospodarovanie a monitoring - Guidance for identification, management and monitoring HCVF in Slovakia, Slovak language, 2010; the HCVF national toolkit was developed by NGO A-projekt Liptovsky Hrádok and FSC Slovakia from  5/2008 - 3/2010, during which it was subject to wide public consultation and testing.

The following eight appendices accompany the toolkit (all in Slovak language):

• Prí loha č. I: Zoznam vybraných malopl ošných chránených území (LVSV 1.1) - Appendix 1 (HCVF 1.1): List of National Nature Reserves, Protected Sites, National Nature Monument and Nature Monument
• Prí loha č. I I :Zoznam zriedkavých, vzácnych a ohrozených druhov (LVSV 1.2) - Appendix 2 (HCVF 1.2): List of rare, scarce and endangered species
• Prí loha č. I I I : ZOZNAM ENDEMICKÝCH DRUHO V (LVSV 1.3) - Appendix 3 (HCVF 1.3): List of endemic species
• Prí loha č. IV: Zoznam druhov s významnou sezónnou koncentráciou (LVSV 1.4) - Appendix 4 (HCVF 1.4): List of species with significant substantial seasonal concentration
• Prí loha č. V: Zoznam vz ácnych, ohrozených a zriedkavých biotopov (LVSV 3.1) - Appendix 5 (HCVF 3.1): List of rare, scarce and endangered biotopes
• Prí loha č. VI : Manuál na identifikáciu a manažment vzácnych, ohrozených a zriedkavých typov lesných biotopov (LVSV 3.1) - Appendix 6 (HCVF 3.1): Manual for identification and management of rare, scarce and endangered forest biotopes
• Prí loha č. VI I :Lesné typy s významnou pôdoochrannou funkciou (LVSV 4.1) - Appendix 7 (HCVF 4.1): Forest types with significant soil function
• Prí loha č. VI I I : Lesné typy s významnou hydrickou funkciou (LVSV 4.2) - Appendix 8 (HCVF 4.2): Forest types with significant hydrological function

 Click here to see an English language translation of the title pages only for the toolkit & attached appendices      

Viet Nam

• Viet Nam High Conservation Value Forest Toolkit, Version 1.4, Hanoi, August 2008, English Language: In 2008, WWF and The Nature Conservancy upgraded the Toolkit and tested it in 3 state forest enterprises (So Pai and Ha Nung in Gia Lai province, and Ben Hai in Quang Tri province); on 26 August 2008, the results of the assssments were presented and this version (1.4) of the toolkit was disseminated at a workshop in Ha Noi. Based on the feedback given by government and private stakeholders, NGOs and donors and the 3 state forest enterprises that participated in the workshop, a final version will be created.

• A National Interpretation of the High Conservation Value Forest Toolkit for VietNam - draft version, May 2005, English language.

Controlled Wood Risk Assessments / Guidance

Australia

• FSC Australia Controlled Wood Risk Assessment Matrix Version 1 FSC-CWRA-001-AUS: July 8, 2009
• Framework for Assessing High Conservation Values in Controlled Wood Risk Assessments in Australia: Public Consultation Document, Draft 1-5 September 15, 2009

Canada

Controlled Wood Information Matrix: FSC Canada Support Document, Rolling Draft – September 2007, Version 1.0

Chile

• Controlled Wood Risk Assessment: plantations in Chile FSC-CWRA-002-CHI: 18th August 2009
• Summary conclusion of the risk level for each category

Switzerland

FSC Controlled Wood Risk Assessment for Switzerland, Evaluation of risks in relation to the procurement of uncertified timber from Swiss forests: Version 2009

USA

FSC-US DRAFT High Conservation Value Forest Assessment Framework