Ecosystem Services Certification Document

Declaration of the ecosystem services for Carbon Sequestration and Storage

1. Description of the current condition of the declared ecosystem service(s) and the area that is being managed to maintain and/or enhance the ecosystem service(s) within the management unit (Step 2)

(Table 1).

Table 1. Zonation areas in forest concession on Ratah Timber.

Regarding Ecosystem Services, Ratah Timber is managed for forest carbon and protection of biodiversity.

2. Threats to the declared ecosystem service(s) within and outside of the management unit (Step3)

A. Encroachment of forest concession conducted by local people. Activities to mitigate threats

1. Patrol and monitoring in the forest concession (ground check, analysis Citra satellite for forest cover series).
2. Install information boards about the prohibition to convert forests areas and related punishment.
3. Raise awareness about the regulation that prohibits conversion to farm.
4. Collaborate s with communities to implement reforestation activities in opened areas.

B. Illegal loggings activities by local communities. Activities to mitigate threats

1. Patrol and monitoring in the forest concession.
2. Raise awareness about the regulation that prohibits illegal logging in the forest concessions.
3. Install information boards about the prohibition of illegal logging and related punishment Check by satellite Landsat the location of deforestation areas.

C. Forest fire. Activities to mitigate threats

1. Patrol and monitoring in the areas with fire potential
2. Raise awareness about the regulation that prohibits to start fire (burning forest), especially in areas with high risk c. Put the boards prohibition for forest areas with high risk fire (hot spot fire)
3. Ground check and monitoring with Landsat satellite to identify hot spot in the dry forest (low land and peat land)
4. Implement an early warning system.

D. Illegal hunting. Activities to mitigate threats

1. Patrol and monitoring in the forest concession.
2. Raise awareness about the regulation that prohibits illegal hunting in the forest concessions.
3. Install information boards about the prohibition of including the related punishment.
4. Collaborate with police to enforce the regulation and consult experts about the status of wildlife (rare, endangered, critical endangered, etc)

3. Description of the baseline for the selected outcome indicator(s) (Step 6)

Biodiversity
(compared from before and after)

Abundance of medium- to large-sized mammals with some ground-bird species before and after logging. Impacts of recent logging operation were evaluated by comparing the abundance (number of photographs) of each animal species between the area (including 4 plots) harvested only once in 1977-1997 and the area (including also 4 plots) harvested twice in 1973-1976 and 2003-2013.

4. Description of the method used to demonstrate the impact for each selected claim (Step 7)

The methodology to evaluatebiodiversity for ES scheme was originally developed by a Kyoto University team. Kyoto and WWF collaborativelyinstalled sensor cameras in the field (Ratah Timber forest concession) to monitor medium to large animals . The Methodology referred here is based on Technical Report: Evaluation of ecosystem services provided by the PT. Ratah Timber, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Prepared by the Kyoto University Research Group. 2016

5. Description of the verifiable targets related to maintenance and/or enhancement of declared ecosystem services (Step 5)

Biodiversity

Maintains population of medium to large-sized animal species to and around the forest concession at highest density.

6. Detailed results of the evaluation of impact (to supplement statement of results), including monitoring results (Step 8)

Biodiversity Inventory of medium- to large-sized mammal species was conducted with sensor cameras in the entire management unit (except for the north detached section) for two years from early June 2012 until early July 2014. A total of 29 mammal species were recorded during the 22,399 camera*days, which includes two endangered (EN) species and 11 vulnerable (VU) species on the IUCN Red List (Annex 1). Sensor cameras also photographed five ground-bird species with one endangered (EN) species and one vulnerable (VU) species.

Figure 2. Abundance sin some rare and endangered speciesin Ratah.

Documentation Ecosystem Services Certification Assesment

Pada hari kamis tanggal 30 Maret - 1 April 2017 dicamp Mamahaq Teboq PT. Ratah Timber melaksanakan Pelatihan Surat Ijin Operator (SIO) yang bekerjasama dengan PT. Laden Safety Mandiri.

Pelatihan In-House Training ini sebagai bentuk komitmen perusahaan dalam menetapkan K3. In-House Training ini dilakukan untuk mendapatkan Sertifikat Operator, yang diikuti oleh 10 peserta yang terdiri dari dari Operator Wheel Loader, Buldozer / Tractor, Excavator, Crane, dan Motor Grader.

CERTIFICATE BIODIVERSITY SAFEGUARDS

Legal Origin Certificate - LOC

Pada tanggal 7-9 Maret 2017 PT Ratah Timber mengadakan pelatihan mengenai Pencegahan & Pemadaman Kebakaran Hutan yang bekerjasama dengan Balai Diklat Lingkungan Hidup dan kehutanan Samarinda. Pelatihan ini diikuti oleh Karyawan PT Ratah Timber sebanyak 27 orang. Adapun materi yang di sampaikan dalam pelatihan Pecegahan & Pemadaman kebakaran Hutan antara lain :

1. Pengenalan Undang-Undang & Peraturan peraturan yang terkait dengan Kebakaran hutan dan lahan.
2. Pengenalan jenis-jenis sarana dan prasarana pemadaman kebakaran hutan pada unit pengelolaan hutan.
3. Pencegahan kebakaran hutan.
4. Cara-cara pemadaman kebakaran hutan.
5. Faktor yang mempengaruhi keselamatan kerja dalam pemadaman kebakaran hutan.