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Acknowledgements The concept of High Conservation Value Forest (HCVF) was initially developed by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). One of the ten criteria for forest certification, HCVF refers to forests that need to be appropriately managed in order to maintain or enhance the identified High Conservation Values. Such values depend on the individual characteristics of the particular area according to the social, environmental and economic impacts it has. Viet Nam's rich biodiversity offers many opportunities for HCVF identification nationwide. In 2004, WWF, with support from ProForest, took the initiative to develop the first draft HCVF Toolkit for Viet Nam. From 2005 to 2006, the first versions 1.1 to 1.3 were experimentally applied to forest management units, which are aiming at forest certification. The field test revealed that draft 1.3 of Toolkit is not yet sufficiently matured to be applied on a broader scale. In 2008, WWF and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) upgraded the Toolkit (version 1.4) and tested in So Pai and Ha Nung state forest enterprises (SFE) in Gia Lai province, as well as in Ben Hai SFE in Quang Tri province. On 26 August 2008, WWF and TNC organized a workshop in Ha Noi, presenting the results of the HCVF tests and disseminating the final version of the toolkit. WWF express deep gratitude for efforts and dedications of several experts who were giving valuable comments constructive constributions, people working in different area including in the field who willingly shared practical experiences, donors and organizations who provided important financial, encouragements and other supports to get this final toolkit. Special thanks belong to RAFT Project of TNC, especially Dr. Cole Genge who provided financial supports and encouragements for WWF to take several activities to review the previous version of the toolkit, to test the toolkit in the fields, to conduct trainings and to disseminate the final toolkit for wider audience. We are also grateful the Consultants team, especially Dr. Nguyen Nghia Bien for their technical support. Our special thanks also go to the So Pai, Hanung SFEs in Gia Lai province and Ben Hai SFE in Quang Tri province for their organizationaul and logistical support during the field testing. We are pleased to present to you the final HCVF Toolkit for Vietnam with this publication and highly appreciate further constrctive comments and contributions to get it better. WWF Team i
Acronyms EBA FLMEC FMU FSC HCV HCVF IBA IUCN KBA MARD NGO NTFP PITC PRA RAFT RAMSAR RIL RRA SFE TFT TNC WWF Endemic Bird Area Forest of the Lower Mekong Ecoregion Complex Forest management unit Forest Stewardship Council High conservation value High conservation value forest Important Bird Area (sites of international importance for bird conservation) The World Conservation Union Key Biodiversity Area. (sites of international importance of conservation, defined because of their importance for species; KBAs include IBAs plus sites important for other taxonomic groups) Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development Non-governmental organization Non-timber forest product Perak Integrated Timber Complex Participatory Rural Appraisal Responsible Asia Forest & Trade Program Internationally important wetland sites (defined according to global criteria set at the 1971 Convention on Wetlands of International Importance and named after the town in Iran where the convention was signed) Reduced impact logging Rapid Rural Appraisal State Forest Enterprise Tropical Forest Trust (an NGO) The Nature Conservancy World Wildlife Fund ii
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Annex G. Method for the identificat
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Management Activity resources and r
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Annex H. Maps Map 1. Special-use fo
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Map 3. HCVF present within forests
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