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• Jawa Barat – Suku Badui, Suku
Kasepuhan, Naga
• Jawa Tengah – Samin
• Jawa Timur – Tengger
Threshold for HCV
The difference between having some significance to cultural identity and being critical
will often be a difficult line to draw and as with meeting basic needs, the way in which it
is established will be highly variable. However, to be an HCV, the forest must be critical
to the culture.
Ultimately, only consultation with the communities in question will resolve the question
of whether any given forest is critical to their cultural identity.
Some groups may not be available for consultation, either because of access, or because
they refuse contacts with outsiders. If there is clear evidence that the local communities
may consider the forest to be of cultural significance, but where consultation is not
possible, then the Precautionary Approach implies that it must be assumed to be a HCV.
If the forest is very small then it will not usually be appropriate to undertake a major
consultation process.
Guidance
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