BUJANG RABA COMMUNITY PES PROJECT · Validation Report Bujang Raba Katja Pellini 17.11.2015 9 services 1.1.2 Standard sale agreement templates for the provision of carbon services

BUJANGRABACOMMUNITYPESPROJECT

ValidationtothePlanVivoCarbonStandard

PreparedbyKatjaPellini

AmendedReportfollowingamending of CARs and of carbon calculations(version1.2.;27.07.2016)

ValidationReportBujangRabaKatjaPellini17.11.2015

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SummaryValidationOpinion:TheBujangRabaCommunityPESproject is anexcellent site fora communitymanaged carbon project. The five village forest agreements, approved between 2009-2012, arealreadythefirstmilestonetoguardtheBujangRaba.Untilnowtheseagreementshaveprovidedaneffective barrier to the encroachment from outside and now, to sustain the efforts of thecommunity, theestablished institutionsneed funding to implement theirownmanagementplans,theyneedtolearnfromthis implementationandultimatelytobeabletodemonstrate(bothtoallmembers of the community and to the local government) that conservation based villagedevelopmentisaviableoptiontorapideconomicgainsfromoilpalm, illegal loggingandindustrialscalerubberplantations.

ThePDDofWARSIprovidesanaccuratedescriptiononactivitiesalreadyundertaken,andgivesagoodbackgroundtocommunitystructureandprojectareainfivehamlets/villages(dusun)coveredbythisproject,italsohasadetaileddescriptionontheplannedactivitiesandsystemstomonitortheresults,whichfurthermoreneedtoevolveanddevelopbasedonexperienceandlearning.Intendedprojectbenefitsarelikelytobedeliveredandwithtwominorcorrectiveactions,whicharedescribedbelow,theprojectisreadyforcertification.

Table1.SummaryofMajorandMinorCorrectiveActions

Theme MajorCARs

MinorCARs ProjectResponse Observations Status

Governance TheprojectneedstoprovideanexamplePESagreement(whichcanfurtherbemodifiedwhendiscussedwiththecommunity).ItisenoughtodevelopthisatthelevelofWARSIatthemomentanddiscussthiswiththecommunityonlyafterapotentialbuyerisidentifiedtomakesurethatunrealisticexpectationsarenotraised.

The projectcoordinator hasagreed to draft andsend a PESAgreement to thePlanVivoFoundationas soonasabuyer isfound. Also, theFoundationunderstands theneed to discuss anybenefit-sharingagreements directlywith the communityafter thenegotiationswiththebuyer have beenconcluded. Anupdate on the statusofthebenefit-sharingagreement shall beincluded in the firstannual reportsubmitted after thefirstbuyerisfound.

1st Observation: It isrecommended that assoon as potential buyer isidentified each VFC willopen an own bankaccount andguidelinesonfinancial reportingrequired from thecommunityareincludedinthe monitoringplan/quarterly reportingformat (see Minor CAR1.4.E and Figure 2. inANNEX2.)

2nd Observation: All VFCsshould have signed copiesof all agreements andplans submitted to thegovernment concerningthe village forestmanagement. It isrecommendedthatWARSIwillprovidethemfolderofcontaining all documentsin case they do not havetheminfile.

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3rdObservation:Providingfurther training andcapacity building incomputer literacy,accounting, managementof monitoring systems islikely to enhance theability of community totake full responsibility ontheirexistingvillageforestmanagementplans.

It isrecommendedthat as soon aspotential buyer isidentified eachVFC will open anown bankaccount andguidelines onfinancialreportingrequiredfromthecommunity areincluded in themonitoringplan/quarterlyreporting format(see Minor CAR1.4.E and Figure2. inANNEX2.)

The ProjectCoordinator hasagreed to inform thePlanVivoFoundationas soon as the bankaccounts will beopened and anupdate will beprovided in the firstannualreport.

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Carbon Theprojectneedsto clarify howdata from theproposedmonitoringsystem ismanaged (database andmonitoringtools/formatsused by thecommunity andby WARSI). Theexample on formfor communitylevel reporting inquarterly basisand database

The ProjectCoordinator hasagreed to provideproof of the actualimplementation ofthe monitoringsystem in thesecondannual report(scheduled now forJanuary2017).

4th Observation:Management of the areacurrently allocated asproduction forest inbetween the project areaand the Kerinci SeblatNational Park (Figure 4.Annex2.) iscriticalfortheprotectionofBujangRaba.This area is currentlyallocated to concessioncompany, but lackspermits (moratorium forissuing permits to forestarea). Based onstatements of thecommunity forest is stillsame type of primary

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should beincluded in thePDD.

It is proposedthat WARSI willprovedaproofofoperationalmonitoringsystem anddetails of thedatabasedeveloped tostore and analysethe date duringthe secondannual reportingprepared to PlanVivo (in the endof2016).

forestastheoneinBujangRabaarea..

With samecomments asabove ineffectiveand transparentprojectgovernance(1.4.E.) also seeFigure1.inAnnex2. for proposedreportingsystem.

The ProjectCoordinator hasagreed to providemore details on howto operationalize themonitoring plan inthe second annualreport.

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Ecosystem 0 0

Livelihoods Theprojectneedsto clarify howdata from theproposedmonitoringsystem ismanaged (database andmonitoringtools/formatsused by thecommunity andby WARSI). Theexample on formfor communitylevel reporting inquarterly basisand databaseshould beincluded in the

The socio-economicmonitoring plan willbe finalised in 2016as agreed with theProjectCoordinator.

5thObservation:Internalisationofthevillageforestmanagementplansbythecommunityison-going,buttheunderstandingofthecontentofthese(technicalplansconformingtogovernmentrequirements)androlethattheyplayinthevillageforestmanagementisstilllimited.Toenhanceownershipofcommunityandatthesametimesupportecotourismgoalssetforthevillage,theprojectcouldemphasisethevalueoftraditionalmanagementpractisesandhelpcollectlocalwisdom.Further

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PDD.

It is proposedthat WARSI willprovedaproofofoperationalmonitoringsystem anddetails of thedatabasedeveloped tostore and analysethe date duringthe secondannual reportingprepared to PlanVivo (in the endof2016).

documentationanddisseminationbothofformalplansandlofocalwisdomtogetherwiththepresentationofthisthroughappropriatemediathatisapproachableforallcommunitymembers(songs,videos,stories,artetc.)couldbeencouragedtosupportawareness-raisingeffortsoflocalleadersandVFCs.

6th Observation: Ascommunity holdstraditional spaceseparating clearly thewomen’s and men’s role,women are currently notpresent in the VFcommittees. This shouldalso not be required, butinsteadWARSIcouldthinkof other ways to betterinvolve women in VFmanagement(forexamplewhilewomenhaveaclearrole in economic activitiesthey could involve infinancial management oftheVF).

7th Observation: In theearly stages ofimplementation role ofWARSI is to ensure thevillage forestmanagement benefits allmembers of thecommunity. WARSI canhelptovoiceoutconcernsof those who are notactively participating inplanning and decision-making. Monitoringresults are discussedwiththe VFC/VFF to ensurethat importance ofincluding these socialindicators is graduallyinstitutionalised in village


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forestmanagementledbythecommunity.

Table2-ReportConformance

Theme ConformanceofDraftReport

ConformanceofFinalReport

Governance Yes Yes

Carbon Yes Yes

Ecosystem Yes Yes

Livelihoods Yes Yes


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FINALREPORT17.11.20151. NameofReviewer:KatjaPellini

2. DateofReview:22.10.-3.11.2015

3. ProjectName:TheBujangRabaCommunityPaymentforEcosystemServicesProject

4. ProjectDescription:

Theprojectseekstoprotect5,336haofhighbiodiversityvalueprimaryforest,whichwillresult in498,818tCO2ofemissionsreductionsovertenyears.Theprojectwillenhancethesocio-economicconditions of five villages primarily by strengthening the institutions managing village forests, bysupportingagroforestrysystemsandbydevelopingecotourismpotentialofthearea.

TheBujang Raba landscape in Bathin III Ulu Sub-District (kacamatan), BungoDistrict (kabupaten),Jambi Province provides an important role in the hydrological systems and is one of the lastremaining well-preserved tropical rainforest ecosystems in Sumatra. It has an extremely highbiodiversity value and is crucial for the subsistence of indigenous populations as well asmigrantcommunitylivinginthefivehamlets/villagescoveredbytheproject.TheprojectisgroundedontheexistingVillageForest(HutanDesa)managementagreements(tenureissuedbythegovernmentfortheperiodof35years)andstrengthensthemanagementcapacitiesoflocalcommunitytotakefullresponsibilityinprotectingthearea.

TheprojectisimplementedbyKKI-WARSI,whichhasbeeninstrumentalinforgingthevillageforestagreements to secure management rights of the community. WARSI has been supportingcommunitiesinBujangRabasince2000.

5. ListofDocumentsReviewed:• ProjectDesignDocument TheBujangRabaCommunity PESProject (version 1.1, 28.8.2015) and

revised technicalspecifications(version23.9.2015); revised PDD (version 1.2, 27.07.2016)• InternalPlanVivoFoundationReview(oftheBujangRabaPDD03-05-2015)• TACmembercomments(ontheBujangRabaPDDJuly2015)• Examples of village forest agreements and plans: right to develop village forest (HPHD) long term

managementplans(RKHD)andannualmanagementplans(RTHD)• ReportofPEStrial (Pengkayaantanamankehidupanmelaluipembibitansertapenanamantanaman

olehforumkomunikasimasyarakatpengelolahutandilandscapeBukitPanjangRantauBayur)• Akefnawateetall.Stewardshipagreemembttoreduceemissionsfromdeforestationanddegradation

(REDD): LubukBeringin’shutandesa as the first village forest in Indonesia,WorkingPaperNo.102ICRAF 2010 http://www.worldagroforestry.org/publication?do=view_pub_detail&pub_no=WP0131-10

• CarbonAccountingTheBujangRabaCommunityPESProjectKKIWarsi(September2014); updatedspreadsheets 27.07.2016

Planvivoguidancedocuments:• TermsofReferenceforProjectValidation• PlanVivoStandard2013• PlanVivoGuidanceDocumentforReducingLocally-DrivenDeforestation(updatedJuly2015)


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• PDDtemplateforPlanVivoProjects

ComparisontoexistingPINs/PDDs:• TwoFFIPIN’sCommunityEcosystemServices, IndonesiaDurianRambun, LamanSatong (July2012)

andCommunityBasedAgroforestryforUpperWatershedRehabilitation,Lombok(2013)• REDD and ANR Technical Specifications Khasi Hills Community REDD+ Project: Restoring and

ConservingMeghalaya’sHills Forests throughcommunityaction (updatedversionSeptember2015)(fordiscussingleakage)

• PDDCarbonTanzania/EcologicalEnterprises(February2012)(fordiscussingPESagreementtemplate)

6. Descriptionoffieldvisits(includinglistofsitesvisitedandindividuals/groupsinterviewed):

FivedaysfieldvisittoWARSImainofficeinJambiandBujangRabaprojectareaintheBungoDistrictwasconductedOctober26-302015.FordetailsofthispleaserefertoAnnex1.

7. ValidationOpinion:TheBujangRabaCommunityPESprojectisanexcellentsiteforacommunitymanaged carbon project. The five village forest agreements, approved between 2009-2012, arealreadythefirstmilestonetoguardtheBujangRaba.Untilnowtheseagreementshaveprovidedaneffective barrier to the encroachment from outside and now, to sustain the efforts of thecommunity, theestablished institutionsneed funding to implement theirownmanagementplans,theyneedtolearnfromthis implementationandultimatelytobeabletodemonstrate(bothtoallmembers of the community and to the local government) that conservation based villagedevelopmentisaviableoptiontorapideconomicgainsfromoilpalm, illegal loggingandindustrialscalerubberplantations.

The PDDofWARSI provides an accurate description on activities already undertaken, and gives agoodbackgroundtocommunitystructureandprojectareainfivehamlets/villages(dusun)coveredbythisproject,italsohasadetaileddescriptionontheplannedactivitiesandsystemstomonitortheresults,whichfurthermoreneedtoevolveanddevelopbasedonexperienceandlearning.Intendedproject benefits are likely to be delivered and with two minor corrective actions, which aredescribedbelow,theprojectisreadyforcertification.

8. Theme 1. EffectiveandTransparentProjectGovernance

Ensuringthattheprojectmeetsrequirements3.1-3.16ofthePlanVivoStandard(2013)

A. Requirement 1.1 Administrativecapabilities

Is therea legalandorganisational framework inplacethathasthesufficientcapacity and a range of skills to implement all the administrativerequirementsoftheproject?Aspectsofthisframeworkmayinclude:

1.1.1 A legal entity (project coordinator) that is able to enter into saleagreements withmultiple producers or producer groups for carbon


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services1.1.2 Standard sale agreement templates for the provision of carbon

services1.1.3 Systems for maintaining transparent and audited financial accounts

abletothesecurereceipt,holdinganddisbursementofpaymentstoproducers

1.1.4 All necessary legal permissions to carry out the intended projectactivities

1.1.5 Mechanisms for participants to discuss issues associated with thedesignandrunningoftheproject

1.1.6 Proceduresforaddressinganyconflictsthatmayarise1.1.7 AbilitytoproducereportsrequiredbyPlanVivoonaregularbasisand

communicateregularlywithPlanVivo

B. Guidance NotesforValidators

Organisationalandadministrativecapacitymaybedemonstratedthrough:

• A record of managing other projects - especially those involving thereceipt, safeguarding and management of funds and disbursement ofthesetosmallholders/communitygroups

• Project staffwhocanexplain the legal statusof theorganisationand itsmanagement and financial structure i.e. how funds will be held andtransferred – backed up by evidence of setting up bank accounts andrecord-keepingsystemsetc.

• The viewsof otherswhohaveworkedwith theorganisation in thepast(suchasgovernment,otherprojectpartnersorotherNGOs)

• Avisiblyefficientandfunctioningofficewithallnecessarystaff

C. Findings(describe)

Indonesian Conservation Community - Kommunitas Conservation Indonesia(KKI) WARSI is a legal organisation with several past and on-goingdevelopmentproject fundedby local and international donors including theRainforestFoundationNorway,ClimateandLanduseAlliance(CLUA),TropicalForestConservationAction(TFCA),MacArthurFoundation,IUCNNetherlandsandWorldAgroforestryCentre(ICRAF).In1992WARSIstartedasanallianceof 20 NGOs from four provinces (Jambi, South Sumatra, West Sumatra,Bengkulu)andwasaccreditedasitsownorganisationinJuly2002.

The Rainforest Foundation Norway (RFN) has financially supported thepreparation of the PDD, facilitation of the Village Forest Agreements andmanagement plans and also currently provides salaries for theWARSI staffinvolved in project development.WARSI has been partner of the RFN since2009anditislikelythatthesupportwillcontinueatleastupto2020.

The proposed PES Agreement template (Memorandum of Understanding(MoU)ismissingfromthePDD,butcopiesofthepastMoUsbetweenWARSIandcommunitywereprovidedforreview(includingbenefitsharingschemesformanagement of village forest). The need to forge such an agreement iscleartoWARSIandalsocommunitymembersconfirmedthattheyareawarethattheyneedtosignanagreementiffundsareprovidedinthefuture.


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DiscussingMoU/PESagreementwith the communityonlyafter apotentialbuyerisidentifiedisreasonabletomakesurethatunrealisticexpectationsarenotraised.

WARSIhasastandardaccountingandbookkeepingsystem.CurrentlythereisnoNGO-widethirdpartyaudit(althoughthathasbeendiscussed),andWARSIfollows requirementsofeachdonor for conductingaprojectbased financialaudit.Evidenceofthiswasprovidedfromotheron-goingprojects.

Each project managed by WARSI has an own bank account. Funds fromcarbonsaleswillbemanagedthroughanewbankaccountopenedsolelyforthispurpose. Thirdparty auditof carbonaccountand communitypaymentswasdiscussed,andWARSIwilldiscussthiswithpotentialbuyers.

Thereisnoregularreportingtogovernmentasofthistime,butaccordingtoWARSIthisisalsonotrequired.

Government regulation (Attachment III Decree of Minister, Ministry ofForestry,P.36/Menhut-II/2009)providesdistributionofbenefitsfromcarbonsales as of 20% government, 50% community, 30% developer). The sameregulation also requires specific licence/permit (izin usaha pemanfaat jasalingkungan)forsaleofcarbon.

However, implementing rules and regulations for thisdecreehavenotbeendeveloped and it is not being implemented at the moment (cross-checkedwithotherorganisations).Therefore,itisreasonabletoassumethatproposedbenefit sharing is in line with this (30% WARSI, 70% community) whereaspercentage of the developer (WARSI) would remain the same in case thisdecree is being implemented in the future. Also it is likely that as of thismomenttheprojectcanstartwithoutaspecificpermitfromthegovernmentforcarbonsales.

Accordingtocommunitythegovernmenthasnotprovidedassistanceforthepreparation of village forest agreements, plans or monitoring systems,nevertheless if needed in the future theMoU/PESagreement (above) couldbe amended to include third party (government) and clarify the roles andresponsibilitiesthereof.

RegularmeetingswiththeWARSIandthecommunityareorganisedbasedonbothwrittenevidenceandconfirmedbythecommunity.

The Village Forest agreement provides basis for conflict resolution in casestipulations of the contract are being violated. However cancelling theexisting tenure instrument is extremely rare and so far there is no clearmonitoring requirements from the government. This means that MoU/PESagreement will need to clarify the conflict resolutionmechanisms betweencommunity andWARSI and if thisMoU is later updated to include also theroleandresponsibilitiesofthegovernmentitwilleventuallyservetheneeds


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ofallthreepartiesincaseofneedforconflictresolution.

WARSIissubmittingregularlyreportstodonorsanditislikelythattherewillnotbeaproblemtofollowthePlanVivotemplateforreporting.Clarificationon management of the monitoring system and data base will make thisreportingeasierinthefuture.

D. Conformance

Yes No N/A

E. CorrectiveActions

1stMinor CAR:Project needs to provide an example PES agreement (whichcanfurtherbemodifiedwhendiscussedwiththecommunity).Itisenoughtodevelop this at the level ofWARSI at themoment anddiscuss thiswith thecommunity only after a potential buyer is identified to make sure thatunrealisticexpectationsarenotraised.

REPLYFROMWARSI:WeagreethatthePESAgreementhasnotbeensettledyet with the community, because until now we have not found potentialbuyer for carbon credit derived from Bujang Raba. We will provide andcommunicatethePESagreementassoonaswegotpotentialbuyer.Despiteof that,WARSI experiencedworkingwith local community for smallagreement, suchas tryoutbenefit sharingdistribution in5villagesandalsohas collaboration with other 2 village councils in Bujang Raba, to supportsomeactivitiesontheirvillagemanagementplan.We firmly believe local community is trusted to run the project andresponsibletheirprogressiveandfinancialreport.

VALIDATOR:WARSI is preparing initial example PES Agreement,which theywillsendtoPlanVivo.Seealsosuggestedthresholdsforpaymentsandbenefitsharing(Table22.and23.,page57,PDDSept23version)thesecanbeaddedas annex of the agreement, but should be further clarified and agreedwiththecommunity(modifiedifneeded),afterapotentialbuyerisidentified.

STATUS:Closed.TheprojectcoordinatorhasagreedtodraftandsendaPESAgreementtothePlanVivoFoundationassoonasabuyerisfound.Also,theFoundationunderstandstheneedtodiscussanybenefit-sharingagreementsdirectlywiththecommunityafterthenegotiationswiththebuyerhavebeenconcluded.Anupdateonthestatusofthebenefit-sharingagreementshallbeincludedinthefirstannualreportsubmittedafterthefirstbuyerisfound.

1st Observation: It is recommended that as soon as potential buyer isidentifiedeachVFCwillopenanownbankaccountandguidelinesonfinancialreporting required from the community are included in the monitoringplan/quarterlyreportingformat(seeMinorCAR1.4.EandFigure2.inANNEX2.)

STATUS:Closed.TheProjectCoordinatorhasagreedto informthePlanVivoFoundationassoonas thebankaccountswillbeopenedandanupdatewillbeprovidedinthefirstannualreport.

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A. Requirement 1.2 Technicalcapabilities

Is the project through its staff or partners able to provide timely and goodqualitytechnicalassistancetoproducersand/orcommunitiesinplanningandimplementing the productive, sustainable and economically viable forestmanagement, silvicultural and agroforestry actions proposed for the projectandforanyadditionallivelihoodsactivitiesthatarealsoplanned?


Technicalcapabilitiesmaybedeterminedthrough:

• Discussionswithprojectstaffwhoshouldbeabletodefineclearlywhoisresponsiblefortheprovisionoftechnicalsupport

• Interviewswith project staff to demonstrate that they are familiarwiththecontentofprojecttechnicalspecificationse.g.speciestobeplanted,spacingrequirements,managementsystemsandanypotentialissues

• Feedback from farmers/communities who have been supported in thepast

• On-site evidence of project activities (possibly from other projects) thathavebenefitedfromtechnicalsupport


Therolesandresponsibilitiesofthestaffmanagingtheprojectareclear.

WARSIhasone full time facilitator (Dinaldi)based inBungoDistrictoffice todirectly communicate with the communities on day-to-day basis. Based onfieldobservations,hehasexcellentfacilitationskills.HehasbeenworkingfiveyearswiththecommunityinBujangRabaandhasestablishedclosetiesbothwiththecommunityandthelocalgovernmentofficialsinterviewed.

Fredi Yusuf (carbon),Misawandi (biodiversity) and Emmy Primadona (socialaspects/REDDprogramcoordinator)supporttheprojectfromtheJambimainoffice.Theytraveltoprojectareaapproximatelyonceamonth.

There is also full time Coordinator (Lenni Permata Sari) based in the BungoOfficewhocoordinatesbetweenthetwomainprogramsimplementedinthedistrict(OrangRimba/indigenouspeopleassistanceandtheCommunityBasedForestManagement/villageforestscoveredbythisapplication).

Based on field interviews community is very satisfiedwith the support andtechnicalassistanceprovidedbyWARSIsofar.

D. Conformance

Yes No N/A

E. CorrectiveActions(describe)

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A. Requirement 1.3 Socialcapabilities

Is the project, through its staff or partners able to demonstrate anunderstandingofthesocialconditionsofthetargetgroups/communitiesandlikelyimplicationsoftheprojectforthese?Thismightinclude:

1.3.1 A demonstrated ability to select appropriate target groups throughstakeholderanalysisandtounderstandtheimplicationsoftheprojectforspecificgroupse.g.poor,women,sociallydisadvantagedetc.

1.3.2 Groups/communities that are well-informed about the Plan VivoSystemandthenatureofcarbonandecosystemservices

1.3.3 Local groups/communities that can demonstrate effective self-governanceanddecision-making

1.3.4 Well-established and effective participatory relationships betweenproducersandtheprojectcoordinator

1.3.5 Demonstratedabilitytoestablishland-tenurerightsthroughengagingwithproducers/communitiesandotherrelevantorganisations

1.3.6 Abilitytoconsultwithandinteractwithproducers/communitiesonasustainedbasisthroughparticipatory‘tools’andmethods

1.3.7 Establishedsystemforconflictresolution


Socialcapabilitiesmaybedeterminedthrough:

• Records/minutes/photographs of community meetings and trainingworkshopsetc.

• Projectstaffabletoexplain(inlinewithPDD)howlandtenureischeckedbytheproject

• Project staff and communities able to explain how communities/targetgroupswereselectedandinvolvedinthedevelopmentoftheprojectandinthechoiceofactivities

• Project staff able to demonstrate that they are familiar with thecommunities/targetgroupsandabletointeractwiththemeasilythroughmeetingsfacilitatedduringthevalidation

• Meetings held with specific target groups e.g. women, sociallydisadvantagedetc.


Theproject followstheofficialgovernmentprocedure intheapplicationandmanagement of Village Forests (Hutan Desa) (Figure 3. Annex 2.). WithoutsupportfromWARSIforgingtheagreementswouldnothavebeenpossible.Itisevidentthatvillagersareveryproudofthevillageforestagreements,butatthesametimethey,withtheexceptionoffewkeyleaders,areunawareofthespecificcontentofthesewrittendocuments.

Some of the community members interviewed expressed the difficulty tomange tasks that are now done by WARSI, particularly in fulfillingadministrativerequirementsrelatedtovillageforestagreements.

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management and forest protection, butmerely shows the difficulty to stichtogether the top down government led development planning (with rigidcriteria forconformance)andbottomupprocesswhereexistingandalreadywell functioningpractises canmeet.Although theprocess is currentlybeingsimplified, up to date the government requirements for community basedforest management follow the same level of scrutiny as the concessionagreementsforgedbetweengovernmentandlargecorporations.

The roleofwomenandmen in this traditionalcommunity isclearlydivided.WARSI has until nowworkedwith different set of activities forwomen andmenwhichalsofollowsthegenderrolesofthecommunity.TheexperienceofWARSI in supporting women saving groups and handicraft associations canprovide an avenue to greater engagement of women in village forestmanagementinthefuture(seealso4.1.C.below).

Engagement of younger generation, particularly through carbonmeasurementsbyWARSI,hasalsobuiltinterestoftheyouthofthevillagestosupport sustainable economic development based on protection of thenaturalforest.

D. Conformance

Yes No N/A


None.

2nd Observation: All VFCs should have signed copies of all agreements andplans submitted to the government concerning the village forestmanagement. It is recommended that WARSI will provide them folder ofcontainingalldocumentsincasetheydonothavetheminfile.

STATUS:Closed. TheProjectCoordinatorhasagreed toprovideall theVFCswithsignedcopiesoftheagreements.

3rdObservation:Providingfurthertrainingandcapacitybuildingincomputerliteracy,accounting,managementofmonitoringsystems is likely toenhancethe ability of community to take full responsibility on their existing villageforestmanagementplans.

STATUS:Closed.A training sessiononaccountingandcomputer literacywillbe conducted by the Project Coordinator in May or June 2016 and it willinvolve both the VFCs and women’s groups. In addition, in March or April2016 another training session on monitoring systems will be organised forpatrollingteams.TheProjectCoordinatorhasagreedtoprovideanupdateonthetrainingsessionsintheannualreport.

A. Requirement 1.4 MonitoringandReportingcapabilities

Doestheprojecthaveaneffectivemonitoringandreportingsysteminplacethat can regularlymonitor progress and provide annual reports to the Plan

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1.4.1 Accuratelyreportprogress,achievementsandproblemsexperienced1.4.2 Transparently report sales figures and demonstrate resource

allocationintheinterestoftargetgroups


Monitoring and reporting systems and capabilities may be determinedthrough:

• Staffandparticipatingcommunitiesabletoexplainthemonitoringsystem(howeachoftheindicatorsinthePDDwillbemonitored)

• Records of any monitoring already undertaken e.g. baselines or otherinformation

• Project staff showing an understanding of the importance of annualreportingtoPlanVivoasarequirementforissuanceofcertificates

• Demonstratedabilitytoproducesimplereports(e.g.forotherprojects)


Interviews with local forest office (Dinas Kehutanan) show that the localgovernment is seeking support to develop monitoring system for themonitoring of village forest agreements. Based on existing regulations theVillageForestsshouldbeevaluatedeveryfiveyearsbuttherearenoexistingguidelinestoconductmonitoringorevaluations.

ThisisanopportunityforWARSItoworktogetherwiththelocalgovernmentand the forest office to develop a clear system for monitoring and datamanagement that meets the requirements for both. The PDD includes adetailed monitoring plan (Table 24. and 25. Pages 58-59 PDD version Sept23.2015) but WARSI will need to clarify how the monitoring system ismanagedinpractise(seeFigure2.Annex2.ofthisreport).

Thevalidator suggests that this system is furtherdeveloped/tested togetherwiththelocalgovernmenttomakesurethat itservesboththeneedsoftheproposedproject(monitoringplanofthePDD)andneedsofthegovernmentformonitoringofthevillageforestagreementsaswellasoverallmanagementplans(RKHDsandRTHDs).Thisproposedsystemisthentestedduringthefirstyearofimplementationandresultsarereportedinthesecondannualreport(submittedtoPlanVivointheendof2016).

D. Conformance

Yes

No

N/A

E. CorrectiveActions

2nd Minor CAR: The project needs to clarify how data from the proposedmonitoringsystemismanaged(databaseandmonitoringtools/formatsusedbythecommunityandbyWARSI).TheexampleonformforcommunitylevelreportinginquarterlybasisanddatabaseshouldbeincludedinthePDD.

It is proposed that WARSI will proved a proof of operational monitoringsystemanddetailsof thedatabasedevelopedtostoreandanalyse thedate

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during the second annual reporting prepared to Plan Vivo (in the end of2016).

REPLYFROMWARSI:WARSIhasbeenworkingonthemonitoringsystemonthePDD.Weagreethatweneedtomakeaproofofoperationalmonitoringsystem and details of the database.Example of the database was sentNovember112015.

VALIDATOR: Complied,alsoreportingsheet for thecommunitywasalreadydiscussed with WARSI connected to the database example provided.Monitoringsystemwillbetestedduring2016andupdateswillbeincludedinthesecondannualreport2016.

STATUS: Closed. The Project Coordinator has agreed to provide proof of the actualimplementation of the monitoring system in the second annual report (schedulednowforJanuary2017).


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Theme 2. CarbonBenefits


A. Requirement 2.1 Accountingmethodology

Havethecarbonbenefitsbeencalculatedusing recognisedcarbonaccountingmethodologies and/or approved approaches and are the estimates of carbonuptake/storageconservativeenough to take intoaccount risksof leakageandreversibility?


Checkthecarbonaccountingmethodologyusedincluding:

• The level of understanding of the methodology used amongst technicalprojectstaff

• Whether all references and sources of information are available (includecopieswiththevalidationreportifpossible)

• Whether the carbon accountingmodels are clear and transparent i.e. arethe spreadsheets available and readily understandable? Can project staffanswerandexplainanytechnicalquestionsaboutthese?

• Arelocalexpertsabletocommentontheaccountingmethodologyandonthesourcesofinformationused?


ThemethodologypresentedinthePDDfollowsthatrecommendedbyPlanVivo(Plan Vivo Guidance Document for Reducing Locally-Driven Deforestation July2015).AlsothePlanVivoTACcheckedthetechnicalspecificationsindetailandWARSIhascompliedwithallsuggestedrevisions(updatedPDDversionSept232015).

ThemethodologyusedwasdiscussedindetailwithFrediYusufandheseemstohave an excellent understanding on technical details required. He is alsohelping other organisations (including FFI) to define the appropriate carbonaccounting methodology. He also operated GIS based (ArcWiev) spatial andgeographicaldatawithease.

D. Conformance

Yes No N/A


None.

A. Requirement 2.2 Baseline

Are the carbon benefits of the projectmeasured against a clear and crediblecarbonbaseline(foreachprojectintervention)?

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CheckthebaselinescenariointhetechnicalspecificationsofthePDD:

• Checkthatbaselinemeasurementshavebeencarriedoutandinformationproperlyrecorded

• Check that the information from the baseline matches that in thePDD/Technical specifications and corresponds to the situation on theground(bydiscussingwithlocalexpertsandothers)


Three allometric equations (Kettering (2001), Chave (2005), Basuki (2009))were used to calculate the average carbon stock 287 (T/ha) based onmeasurementsfrom21forestinventoryplots.Basedontheselectedreferenceareaanda20-yearreferenceperiod(1993-2013),afteraninitialrevisionofthereferenceareabasedonrecommendationsfromthePlanVivoTAC,therateofdeforestationwasestimatedas1.6%/year.

Forestareasvisitedareinverygoodcondition(primaryforest,wellrecoveringsecondaryforest)andrelativelyhighcarbonvalueislikelytobeaccurate.

The landscapearound theBujangRabaand in the Jambi Province as awholehaschangeddramaticallyduringthelastdecades.Oilpalmplantations,rubberandacaciaforpulpandpaper(withinconcessionsandalsoinprivatelands)aretransforming the landscape. Rate of deforestation in surrounding areas isprobably considerably higher than that 1.6%/year estimated for the project,thisisthereforelikelytobeaconservativevalue.

D. Conformance

Yes No N/A


None.

A. Requirement 2.3 Additionality

Arethecarbonbenefitsadditional?Wouldtheybegeneratedintheabsenceofthe project? Will activities supported by the project happen without theavailability of carbon finance?


Assesswhethertheprojectsimplyowesitsexistencetolegislativedecreesortocommercialland-useinitiativesthatarelikelytobeeconomicallyviableintheirownrighti.e.withoutpaymentsforecosystemservices.

Also, assess whether without project funding there are social, cultural,technical, ecological or institutional barriers that would prevent projectactivitiesfromtakingplace.

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AtleasttemporarilytheVillageforestagreements(2009-2012)haveeffectivelyhalted the deforestation in the project area. Based on narrative fromcommunity members prior to these agreements rubber gardens inside theforestareawere increasingwhencommunityandoutsidersmadenewclaimswithintheforestareathatwasseenasapublicresource.

Now, to sustain this trend, it is clear that tangiblebenefits fromconservation(PES) are needed and it is likely that in the absence of such incentives somecommunity members could resort to fast cash available from conversion offorest,regardlessoftheexistingvillageregulations.

Until nowVFCshavenot received funding to support their ownmanagementplans (RKHD and RTHD/plan vivos) and some of the community membersexpressed their frustration for the longprocessof acquiring themanagementrightsandcurrentlackoffundingtoimplementtheirapprovedplans.

TheVFCsareneworganisationsandpresenceofWARSI important to supportcapacitydevelopmentofVFCsandinstitutionalpractisestoensurethatbenefitsaresharedwiththeentirecommunity.

D. Conformance

Yes No N/A


None.

A. Requirement 2.4 Permanence

Arepotentialriskstothepermanenceofcarbonstocksidentifiedintheprojecttechnical specifications and are effective and feasible mitigation measuresincludedintheprojectdesign?


Assesswhethermembersofthecommunity/producersareawarethattheywillenter into formal saleagreementswith theproject coordinatorand that theythereforeneedtocomplywiththemonitoringandmitigationrequirementsoftheproject.

CheckwhethertheriskbufferproposedinthePDDandtechnicalspecificationsforeach intervention (thatwillbededucted fromthesaleablecarbonofeachproducer) conforms to the recommended percentages in the Plan VivoStandard or other Plan Vivo documentation. Check with Plan Vivo if this isunclear.


ThesaleofcarbonisanewactivityforWARSI.Untilnowcommunityhasbeeninvolvedinconductingcarbonmeasurementsandisawarethatsaleofcarbon,as one of the resources in protected forest, could be utilised to supportconservationbasedvillagedevelopment.

Nevertheless, also because as of today there is no certain buyer for carbon,WARSI has not raised unrealistic expectations on availability of funds and

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carbon measurements have been conducted “to research and measure” thecarbonresourcesratherthandirectlyleadingtoapossiblesaleagreement.

Because the community has earlier entered into contract (MoU)withWARSI,theyareawarethatdisbursementof funds isdependentontheperformance,whichrequirestimelyreportingandmonitoringofprogress.Detailsofthiswillstillneedtobediscussedwiththecommunity.

Toprotectthatfundsaredisbursedbasedonperformance,WARSIhasaplantoapplythreemonthsreportingcyclewherequarterlyreportsfromVFCsarefirstapprovedbytheVillageForestForumVFF(representingthefiveVFCsinvolvedintheproject)andthensubmittedtoWARSI(seeFigure1.andFigure2.intheAnnex2.ofthisreport).

20%riskbuffer is included intheproposal (asrecommendedbythePlanVivoGuidelines). It is also likely thatnotall carbon is soldduring the first yearsofimplementationwhiletheorganisationwillhavetofindpossiblebuyers.

ProbablythemainthreadtotheBujangRabaaswellasKerinciSeblatNationalParkcomesfromtheforestareanowallocatedasproductionforestinbetweenofthesetwoareas(forthelocationofthisseeFigure4.IntheAnnex2.ofthisreport). Thisarea is currently reserved toa concession company forpulpandpaperproductionandtwominingreservationsarealsolocatedinthearea.Upto date, these have not received permits, presumably because of thegovernment moratorium in cutting of natural forests. Based on review ofWARSIandremarksfromthecommunity,thisareaisstillsamequalityprimaryforestastheforestintheprojectarea.

WARSIisadvocatingthatthisareashouldbereclassifiedasprotectionforest.Inthepastyears theproduction forestareasboth sideswerealreadyconvertedfromnatural foresttoplantations,withpermits. Incasethisremainingarea isalsoconverted,itwillopenuproadsandtheleakagebeltareaMap11.Page47inthePDD)identifiedintheproposalwillbethreatened.

D. Conformance

Yes No N/A


None.

4th Observation:Management of the area currently allocated as productionforest inbetweentheprojectareaandtheKerinciSeblatNationalPark(Figure4. Annex2.) iscritical fortheprotectionofBujangRaba.Thisarea iscurrentlyallocated to concession company, but lacks permits (moratorium for issuingpermits to forest area). Based on statements of the community forest is stillsametypeofprimaryforestastheoneinBujangRabaarea.

STATUS:Closed.Theobservationmentionedbythevalidatorhasbeennotedbyboth the Plan Vivo Foundation and the Project Coordinator. The Foundationfullysupports theProjectCoordinator’splantopotentiallyexpandtheproject

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area to include the zonebetween theproject and theKerinci SeblatNationalParkinordertoavertitsconversiontocommercialactivities.

A. Requirement 2.5 Leakage

Havepotentialsourcesofleakagebeenidentifiedandareeffectiveandfeasiblemitigationmeasuresinplaceforimplementation


Checkthesourcesofleakageandtheeffectivenessofmitigationmeasures:

• Bydiscussionswithlocalexperts,theprojectcoordinatorandothers.• Assess whether there is a good understanding of the importance of

addressingleakageamongstprojectparticipants• Assesswhetherthemitigationmeasuresproposedarereallyeffectiveand

likelytobeimplemented.Havetheyalreadystarted?


ConceptofleakageisunderstoodbyWARSIandbythecommunity.Leakageislikely to be close to zero but, as recommended by the TAC, 5% leakagewasincluded in the proposal to be on the safe side. The leakage belt wasestablishedinthenorthsideoftheprojectarea(Map11.Page47inthePDD).Thread to this area is relative to the access (could come from the Southwestinsteadofleakagefromtheprojectareaseediscussionabove).

The ‘jungle rubber gardens’ /agroforestry zone outside the project area isproviding necessary wood for the community (firewood, timber needed forbuildinghousesetc.).Thiswasalsoobservedduringthevisit.Eachfamilyvisitedhad still an ample area of at least one hectare of ‘jungle rubber gardens’besides the rice paddies and other agricultural areas. The agroforestrymeasures supportedby theprojectare implemented in thisarea (outside theVF)andareenvisionedtoincreasebiomassandenhanceproductivity.

WARSIiscurrentlysupportingvillagebasedspatialplanning(tataruangmicro).Theaimistomapoutentirevillageareaincludingthevillageforestarea(state-owned forest land) and privately-owned lands (rubber gardens, agriculturalareasandsettlementarea).Thiswillprovideagoodbasis foraholisticvillagedevelopment planning while activities in conservation areas can clearly belinkedtotheactivities intheproductionareas.Basedon interviews, theLocalPlanning and Development Agency (BAPPEDA) and Sub-District Government(kacamatan) are involved in the process and are also very satisfied with theresultssofar.

D. Conformance

Yes No N/A


None.

A. Requirement 2.6 Traceabilityanddouble-counting

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Arecarbonsalesfromtheprojecttraceableandrecordedinadatabase?

Are theproject interventionareascoveredbyanyotherprojectsor initiatives(including regional or national initiatives)? Are there formal mechanisms inplacetoavoiddoublecounting?


Check the possibility of double counting and whether the carbon sales aretraceableby:

• Bydiscussionswithlocalexperts,theprojectcoordinatorandotherprojects(includinganynationalorregionallevelGHGcoordinationunit)

• Understanding theproject system formaintaining recordsof carbon salesandkeepingrecordsanddeterminingwhetherthisissufficientlyrobustandtransparent(throughdiscussionswithprojectstaffandlocalparticipants)


Thereisnoprevioushistoryofsellingcarboninthearea.Thecarboncreditswillbe entered into Markit Environmental Registry. No likelihood of doublecounting.

D. Conformance

Yes No N/A


None.

A. Requirement 2.7 Monitoring

Doestheprojecthaveamonitoringplaninplace?Isitbeingimplementedanddoesitseemtobeaneffectivesystemformonitoringthecontinueddeliveryoftheecosystemservices?

Does the project coordinator prescribe and record corrective actions wheremonitoring targets are not met and are these effectively followed up insubsequentmonitoring?


Check whether the monitoring plan is effective and likely to be fullyimplemented:

• Assess the level of understanding of project staff and participatingcommunities of the monitoring system and ensure that there areresponsibilitiesformonitoringarematchedbysufficientcapacity

• Aretheselectedindicators(coveringallaspectsofmonitoring)SMART?I.e.Specific,Measurable,Achievable,RelevantandTime-bound?

• Dotheselected indicatorsproperlymeasure impactsof theprojectoraretheyonlyabletomeasureinputs/activities?

• Arecommunitieseffectivelyinvolvedinmonitoringanddotheyunderstandtheirrole?

C. Findings TheDDPincludesaverygoodmonitoringplan(Tables24.and25.Pages58-60)and WARSI clearly understands the indicators used. To operationalise this,

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(describe) there is a need to develop clear strategies on how this plan can beimplemented in practise (monitoring formats/tools for community and databasetogatherthedata).

D. Conformance

Yes No N/A


Minor CAR (same as 1.4.E.) with same comments as above in effective andtransparent project governance (1.4.E.) also see Figure 1. in Annex 2. forproposedreportingsystem.

REPLYFROMWARSI:seeabove1.4.E

STATUS:Closed.TheProjectCoordinatorhasagreedtoprovidemoredetailsonhowtooperationalizethemonitoringplaninthesecondannualreport.

A. Requirement 2.8 PlanVivos

Are the plan vivos (or land management plans) clear, appropriate andconsistent with approved technical specifications for the project? Willimplementationoftheplanscauseproducers’overallagriculturalproductionorrevenuepotentialtobecomeunsustainableorunviable?


Where small-holder farmers have prepared individual plan vivos, check asample of these on the ground (in the company of the farmer) to determinewhether they have really been prepared by the farmer andwhat the farmerexpectstobetheresultsofimplementation.

For community-projects managing a common (forest) resource, check themanagement plan for the forest area and assess the extent to which targetgroups within the community have been involved in preparing it (especiallywomenanddisadvantagedgroups)andtheextenttowhich its future impactshavebeendiscussedandagreed.


Thevillageforestiscommunallymanagedsotheplanvivo isequivalenttothe35yearsmanagementplan(RencanaKerjaHutanDesaHKHD)andannualplan(Rencana Tahunan Hutan Desa RTHD) (see also Figure 3. Annex 2. forclarification). These plans were prepared between 2012-2015 for all villagesincludedintheproject.Examples of planswere provided, but not available in all villages visited (seeobservationin1.3.Eabove).The annual plans lack a budget for implementation. While the GovernmentrequirementsforVillageForestManagementPlansaretechnicallydemanding,WARSIhasextensivelysupporteddeliveryof theplans. (seealsocomments in1.3.C.andE.).Communitymembers interviewed stated twomain activities that theywouldlike to support: one being the agroforestry development and secondecotourism. Besides this, current management plans include boundarydemarcation and patrolling activities. (See comments in 4.1.E. forinternalisationoftheseplansandownershipofthecommunitytousetheseasamainguidanceforthemanagementofthearea.)Furthermore, more recent village forest plans villages have also formulated

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PERDUS (village regulations). These regulations were formulated during theICDP-TKNSprogramin1997-1999.ThePERDUSofLubukBeringinvillagestatesthat the village should conformwithmaintaining forest areas, not cultivatingareasmore than 80% slope, planting bamboo along riverside to stop erosionandlandslides.

D. Conformance

Yes No N/A


None.

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Theme 3. Ecosystembenefits


A. Requirement 3.1 Plantingnativeandnaturalisedspecies

Are the planting activities of the project restricted to native and naturalisedspecies?Ifnaturalisedspeciesarebeingusedaretheyinvasiveandwhateffectswilltheyhaveonbiodiversity?Havethespeciesbeenselectedbecausetheywillhaveclearlivelihoodsbenefits?

B. GuidanceNotes forValidators

Checkthisusinganumberofsources:

• Visualobservationsoflocaltree-growingpractices• Discussionswithcommunitiesandprojectstaff• Discussionswithlocalexperts(forestryandbiodiversityexperts)• Publishedinformation(refertothisinthevalidationreportifused)


Certification involves only prevention of ecosystem conversion or ecosystemdegradation(2.1.3.inPlanVivoStandard),andthereisnoplantingoftreesinthisarea.

Fundsfromcarbonsaleswillbeusedpartlytodevelopagroforestryareasandtoalso increase the productivity of these areas (proposed companion plants torubberarecacao,cardamomanddragon’sblood).Thesespecieshavelivelihoodbenefits. Agroforestry areas (that could be certified in the future) are alsomanaged to provide ecosystem services. Up to today, the community hasdiscouraged industrial type rubber plantations and rubber is only grown in“junglerubbergardens”mixedwithnaturalvegetationandcompanionspecies.

D. Conformance

Yes No N/A


None.

A. Requirement 3.2 Ecologicalimpacts

Havethewiderecologicalimpactsoftheprojectbeenidentifiedandconsideredincludingimpactsonlocalandregionalbiodiversityandimpactsonwatersheds?

B. GuidanceNotes forValidators

Checkthisusinganumberofsources:

• Visualobservationsoftheenvironmentintheprojectarea• Discussionswithcommunitiesandprojectstaff• Discussionswithlocalexperts(environmentalexperts)• Publishedinformation(refertothisinthevalidationreportifused)

C. Findings TheBujangRaba lieswithin theupperwatershedof theBatangBungo,Batang

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(describe) Senamat and Pelepat Rivers, and part of the Trunk Tebo in Batang Hari Riverbasinecosystemprovidingwaternotonlytothevillagesinvolvedbutalso,thanksto the Batang Hari River, as far as to Jambi. The village forest areas weredelineatedbasedoncatchmentareasprovidingwaterfortheagriculturalzonesof the villages. Up to date, the main tangible benefits from conservation arewatershedservices.

InSenamatUluvillage,aminihydropower(establishedtwoyearsagoandfundedbytheGovernment)isgivingelectricitytoall150householdsinthevillage.Thisyear,Indonesiaasawholehassufferedfromanunusuallylongdryseasonsothatthe hydropower station was not working during the visit, but it was wellmanagedandprobablywillstartoperatingagainassoonasfirstrainswillarrive.

Alltheforestareasvisitedandobservedfromadistanceare ingoodconditionsand,basedoncommunityandbaseline included in the long termmanagementplans(RKHD),theyhostadiversefloraandfauna(forexample170differenttreespecieswereidentifiedintheRKHDofLubukBeringin).The35-yearmanagementplan includes a biodiversity survey and this can be used as a baseline for theproject.

Allvillagesseeecotourismdevelopmentasoneof thepossible incomesources.Villages are planning to expand ecotourism (ecowisata) and only by protectingtheforestsandenvironmentcantheseplansbeachieved.

D. Conformance

Yes

No

N/A


None.

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Theme 4. LivelihoodBenefits

Ensuring that the project meets requirements 4.1-4.14, 7.1-7.5 and 8.1-8.10 of the Plan VivoStandard(2013)

A. Requirement 4.1 Community-ledplanning

Has the project has undergone a producer/community-led planning processaimedatidentifyinganddefiningsustainableland-useactivitiesthatservethecommunity’sneedsandpriorities?


Assessthisbydiscussionswithprojectstaffandcommunitiesandby lookingatanyrecordsoftheplanningprocess.Itmaybeusefultoconductatime-lineexercisewithcommunitiestounderstandtheplanningprocessthathastakenplace.


Fewkey leaders in thecommunity initiatedthevillage forestprocessalmost10yearsagoandcontinuetoactasanimportantbridgebetweenWARSIandcommunity members at large. By supporting their efforts, WARSI is bestpositionedtocontinuethecommunity-ledprocess.

Atthesametime,WARSIhastheimportantroletomonitorthatvillageforestbenefits (andnot only thosewho initiated the conservation). It is assumedthat thanks to its clear monitoring plan, WARSI can help to voice out theconcerns of the poor andmarginalised if those groups seem to be left outfromtheplanningprocess.

Severalresearchprojectswerealreadyconductedandacademicpaperswerewritten on experiences of Bujang Raba and particularly from the LubukBeringin (CIFOR, ICRAF etc.). At the same time, some of the communitymembers expressed the need to havemore approachablematerials (ratherthat academic publications) that could help to preserve the traditionalmanagementpractisesandlocalwisdom.

Itisgoodthatfemalefacilitatorswilljointothefieldactivitiestoworkdirectlywithwomenand,inaddition,WARSIhasalreadystatedthattheyareplanningtohaveatrainingactivityongenderforfacilitators.

Therearealsootherlessonslearnedthatcanbedrawnandusedtoimprovefutureplanning:

• The sale of rubber at the local market seems to be sufficient at themoment.Connecting community toBridgetoneRubber factory throughacertification of rubber (as envisioned during the RUPES program–withCIFOR and ICRAF in 2000-2004) is not pursued at the moment. Thecommunity states that they cannot produce the required quantities ofrubberforBridgestone.

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demonstrates that they have a clear vision to develop their agroforestryactivitiesinlinewiththeconservationgoalsinthefuture.

D. Conformance

Yes

No

N/A


None.5thObservation:Internalisationofthevillageforestmanagementplansbythecommunity is on-going, but the understanding of the content of these(technicalplansconformingtogovernmentrequirements)androlethattheyplayinthevillageforestmanagementisstilllimited.Toenhanceownershipofcommunityandatthesametimesupportecotourismgoalssetforthevillage,the project could emphasise the value of traditionalmanagement practisesandhelpcollectlocalwisdom.Furtherdocumentationanddisseminationbothof formal plans and lof ocal wisdom together with the presentation of thisthroughappropriatemediathat isapproachableforallcommunitymembers(songs, videos, stories, art etc.) couldbe encouraged to support awareness-raisingeffortsoflocalleadersandVFCs.STATUS: Closed. Further training for participating members of localcommunities is on-going and is scheduled to be conducted by the ProjectCoordinatorduringthefirsthalfof2016.6thObservation:Ascommunityholdstraditionalspaceseparatingclearlythewomen’s and men’s role, women are currently not present in the VFcommittees.Thisshouldalsonotberequired,butinsteadWARSIcouldthinkofotherwaystobetterinvolvewomeninVFmanagement(forexamplewhilewomenhaveaclearroleineconomicactivitiestheycouldinvolveinfinancialmanagementoftheVF).

STATUS: Closed. The Project Coordinator is now implementing a newrequirement throughout thedifferentcomponentsof theproject thatstatesthat anymeeting involvingdecision-making activities should include at least30%ofwomen.

A. Requirement 4.2 Socio-economicimpactassessment/monitoringplan

Is there a robust socio-economic impact assessment andmonitoring plan inplacethatcanmeasurechangesagainstthebaselinescenario?


Discusswith project staff and communities to understand how the baselineassessment was conducted and how the socio-economic monitoring plandevelopedoutofthis.Assessinparticular:

• Whether the livelihoods indicators can effectively monitoring socio-economicchangestakingplace

• The extent to which women, disadvantaged people and other socialgroups have been involved project processes andwhether the selectedindicatorswillenableimpactsonthemtobedetermined

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• Whetheranygroupsinthecommunityarelikelytobeadverselyaffectedbytheprojectandwhetherthereareanymitigationmeasuresinplacetoaddressthis


The socio-economic profile of the community is included in the 35 yearsvillageforestmanagementplan.Thisservesasabaselinefortheproject.

Women’s groups have also developed their own monitoring systems andapply measures to make sure that those with economic difficulties haveaccesstoloansaswell(forexamplebasedondiscussionsomememberswerenotable topayback their loansbecauseof the lowpriceof rubberand theassociationappliednewpaymentschemestoensuretheirparticipation).

WARSIwill have themain responsibilityofmaking sure that socio-economicindicatorsincludedinPDDarefollowedup.Theresultsofthisshouldthenbediscussedwiththecommunityasawhole.

D. Conformance

Yes

No

N/A


MinorCAR(sameas1.4.E)


STATUS:Closed.Thesocio-economicmonitoringplanwillbefinalisedin2016asagreedwiththeProjectCoordinator.

A. Requirement 4.3 Saleagreementsandpayments

Doestheprojecthaveclearproceduresforenteringintosaleagreementswithproducers/communitiesbasedonsaleablecarbonfromplanvivos?

Does the project have an effective and transparent process for the timelyadministrationandrecordingofpaymentstoproducers?


Check the systems that are being proposed by the project and make anassessmentofwhetherthesearefullyfunctionalalreadyorwhethertheycanbemadefunctionalwhenrequired?Arecommunities/producersawareofthesystem and do they understand it? Are documents and materials readilyavailabletoproducers/communities?


VFCs are registered organisations and can open their own bank account.Community representatives confirmed that they would do so as soon thevillageforestmanagementplanswouldreceiveabudget.

Based on annual management plans (RTHD), WARSI will ask the VFCs todevelop a quarterly plan and further disbursements are dependent on thesubmission of the report confirming that the quarterly plan submitted hasbeen implemented (including activities conducted, financial report andquarterly monitoring data). Before this report is submitted to WARSI, it ischeckedandapprovedbythevillageforestforum(VFF/FKPH)representingall

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five-villageforestcouncils(fordetailsseeFigure1.and2.Annex2.).

PESagreement /MoUbetweenWARSIand thecommunity (VFCandorVFF)willincluderolesandresponsibilitiesofeach(WARSI,VFCandVFF).Itwillalsoclarify the reporting requirements of the community and WARSI and howindicatorsincludedinthemonitoringplanaremonitored(whomonitors,howand when). Conflict resolution mechanisms are included in the PESagreement.

Forms for reporting and monitoring (particularly for the reporting of thecommunity)couldbeincludedasannexofthePESagreement.

D. Conformance

Yes

No

N/A


MinorCAR(sameas1.1.E.)


STATUS:Closed

A. Requirement 4.4 Benefitsharingandequity

Willtheprojecthavelivelihoodsbenefitsforthelocalcommunity?Arethesebenefits likely to accrue to all community members and/or are benefitstargetedatparticulargroupswithinthecommunity?Whatotheractionsistheproject taking to ensure that disadvantaged groups e.g. women, landlesshouseholds,poorpeoplewillbenefitfromsalesofPlanVivocertificates?


Whilsttheremaybelivelihoodsbenefitsresultingfromtheprojectaspectsofbenefit sharingarecritical toensure thatbenefitsareequitablyshared.Thiscanbeassessedby:

• Checking whether a local stakeholder/well-being analysis has beenconductedtoidentifysocio-economicgroupingsinthecommunity

• Assessingthelevelofgovernanceoflocalgroups(areissuesofequityandbenefitsharingdiscussedduringmeetings?)

• Discusswithasmallsampleofhouseholdsfromdifferentsocio-economicgroupstodeterminetheirlevelofunderstandingofthebenefitstheyarelikelytogetfromtheproject.

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Thevillageforestactivitiesarebasedonannualplansandmanyactivitiesthatwere mentioned by the members of the committee during the visit willdefinitelybenefittheentirecommunityincludingdisadvantagedgroups:

• Repairingbridgesandaccesspath(possibletoaccesswithamotorbike)willbenefit all community members while their individual agroforestry areasarealocatedadjacenttotheforestareas.

• Based on the answers provided by some of the respondents, part of thefunds should be reserved for social purposes (health, education) that willbenefitthewholecommunity.

• Thelocalelitedoesnotusuallyconduct“forestpatrolling”sothisislikelytoprovideincomeformarginalisedmembersofthecommunity.

• Agroforestrysupportisavailableforallcommunitymembers.

D. Conformance Yes No N/A


None.7th Observation: In the early stages of implementation role ofWARSI is toensure the village forest management benefits all members of thecommunity. WARSI can help to voice out concerns of those who are notactivelyparticipatinginplanninganddecision-making.Monitoringresultsarediscussed with the VFC/VFF to ensure that importance of including thesesocialindicatorsisgraduallyinstitutionalisedinvillageforestmanagementledbythecommunity.STATUS:Closed.TheProjectCoordinatorhasalreadyelaboratedagrievancemechanismthatnon-participatingmembersofthecommunityareabletouseto channel their complaints about the projects. Moreover, the monitoringplanisdeemedcomprehensiveenoughthatissuesaffectingnon-participatingmembersofthecommunitywouldbeidentifiedatanearlystage.

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ANNEX1.Scheduleofvalidation,peopleinterviewedField visit plan Bujang Raba validation

DATE ACTIVITY DETAILS AND PEOPLE INTERVIEWED

Thursday 22.10. Review of documents See No. 5. In the report

Skype with Matteo Bigoni, Plan Vivo

Friday 23.10. Review of documents See No. 5. In the report

Sunday 25.10.

Overnight Jambi

Travel Jakarta-Palembang-Jambi Arrival to Palembang flight GA 104 10.40, travel by car to Jambi.

Monday 26.10

Warsi Office

(Telainpura, Jambi)

Overnight Jambi

Meeting with the team involved in the PDD drafting

In depth discussion with key staff

• Monitoring

• Finance

• Admin

Discussion with director of Warsi

Emmy Primadonna, Project Manager

Fredi Yusuf, Business Manager for Carbon Sales

Introductions, main elements of the PDD, purpose and process of validation

Retty Fistiana, Finance Assistant

Sri Hidayati, Office Manager

Review governance of the proposed project (particularly Warsi systems for admin, finance and monitoring).

Diki Kurniawan, Executive Director

History and future plans of the organisation, funding sources, challenges. Relation of the proposed activities and other on-going and planned projects of the organisation.

Tuesday 27.10

Warsi Office/ Jambi town (SSS office)

• Meeting with SSS (NGO partner of Warsi)

Tono, Program Manager, Sumatra Sustainable Support (SSS Pundi Sumatera)

Explore relation of Warsi with the partners (government/other NGOs/donors etc.).

Bungo Warsi office

Overnight Bungo

Afternoon/Evening Travel to Bungo (7 hours) Discuss with Fredi (carbon monitoring) and Emmy (social aspects)

Discussion with the team Emmy, Freddy, two facilitators

Clarification and preparation for the village visits

Wednesday 28.10.

Travel to Lubuk Beringin village1.5 h

Meeting with

Government Forest Office in Bungo (Dinas Kehutanan)

Government Planning and Development Office in Bungo (BAPPEDA)

Government Sub-District Office (Kacamatan)

Alif Tantun Hartana, Chief Social Forestry

Tresno Putra Utana, Staff Social Forestry

Ishak Rais, Head of the District Forest Office

Discussion on village forest/Hutan Desa management, governance, past and present activities, links to village governance (planning/budgeting), traditional/customary institutions/conflict resolution mechanisms etc.

Note: Bappeda representatives were on meeting in Jakarta could not meet them

Zahari, (Mac), Head of Division, Sub-District Kacamatan Batihini Hulu II (inludes all five villages covered by the project)

Solihin, Village Leader Lubuk Beringin

Meeting with

• Village forest council representatives

• Customary forest council representatives

Customary Leader: Pak Haji Danuri, VFC: Pak Tarmisi (Selamat Ulu), Pak Hadari (Lubuk Beringin), Pak Sam Suri (Dusum Buat), Pak Bakian (Lubuk Beringin), Pak Pahmi (Sungai Tnang), Pak Emraoit (Lubuk Beringin), Pak Fauson (Selamat Ulu), Pak Hadirin (Lubuk Beringin) Discussion on village forest/Hutan Desa


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Overnight in the village

• Women cooperative, handicraft association

management, governance, past and present activities, links to village governance (planning/budgeting), traditional/customary institutions/conflict resolution mechanisms etc.

Ibu Hadija (Menguang Lamang Panjang), Ibu Normiis (Selamat Ulu), Ibu Rani (Lubuk Beringin) and discussion with the women cooperative members in Luubuk Beringin

In the evening more in depth discussion with Pak Bakian

Review of existing village forest/Hutan Desa management plans. How these are currently financed, governance arrangements, responsibilities and benefit sharing.

Thursday 29.10.

Travel back to Bungo 1.5 h

Overnight in Bungo

Meeting with the farmers / forest protection groups

• visiting forest areas

• visiting rubber gardens

• agricultural/agroforestry areas, farm households

Discussion with the Head of Village Forest Forum

Visiting Hydro Power Plant (pembangkit listrik Tenaga Mikro Hidro PLTMH) in Selamat Ulu

Wrap up meeting in the Warsi office Bungo

Visits to agroforestry areas/jungle rubber gardens, forest areas, discussion with farmers/farmer hh along the way.

Exploring context of forest protection, use of forest products by the community, systems for carbon/biodiversity monitoring (existing or planned), agroforestry systems, livelihood activities proposed in the PDD, current farming-land management practises, market linkages, rubber gardens and tourism potential.

Pak Jeremi, Head of Village Forest Forum (forum of all 5 village forests)

-proposed activities, expected outcomes, PES agreements/benefit sharing

Pak Bakian, Operator of the Hydro Power Plant (also participating carbon monitoring and forest protection activities)

Exploring potential for hydropower

Discussion on main findings, follow up

Friday 30.10. Bungo-Padang-Jakarta

Travel back to Padang-flight to Jakarta Travel by car to Padang 6 hours

Flight: GA0167 T 30Oct GARUDA INDONESIA 16.40 to Jakarta

Monday 2.10.

Jakarta

Drafting report Skype with

Mark Poffenberger, Community Forest International

Tuesday 3.10.

Jakarta

Drafting report Meet with

Arif Aliadi, Coordinator Indonesian PES consortium

Hasbi Berliani, Program Manager, Kemitraan

Submit draft report

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ANNEX2.Figuresreferredinthetext

Figure1.Quarterlyreportingbythecommunitywillbechannelledthroughvillageforestforum

Figure 2. Monitoring data is entered into Bujang Raba data base shared withWARSI, community and thegovernment


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Figure3.Agreementsandplansrequiredbythegovernmentconnectedtothevillageforestmanagement


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Figure 4. Allocations around Bujang Raba village forest areas


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ANNEX3.Pictures

WARSI Main Office in Jambi NGO partner SSS Pundi Office in Jambi

Forest Office in Bungo District Sub-District Office of Bathin III Ulu

WARSI sub-office in Bungo District Meeting with VFC and village elders


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Discussing with farmers

Discussing with farmers

Irrigated rice paddies Fish pond

Visit to forest areas Demo on carbon Large tree in the forest


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Visit to forest areas

Mini hydro power station Leisurely fishing

Forest honey and traditional fishing gear Map of customary forest


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At home of Village Forest Forum leader Forest team