Kawan-kawan semua,
Berikut ini saya sampiakan pengumuman publik adanya penilaian sertifikasi untuk
HPH Austral Byna. Lengkapnya silakan dibaca. Silakan disebarluaskan ke
jaringan kawan-kawan untuk memberi input tentang "tingkah laku" HPH dalam
penilaian ini.
Terima kasih atas perhatian dan kerjasamanya.
Salam,
Dwi Rahmad Muhtaman
Representative SmartWood
Bogor.
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SMARTWOOD & PT. TÜV International Indonesia
Public Announcement for the Forest Management Certification Assessment of
PT. Austral Byna in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia on February 5, 2001
Introduction The Rainforest Alliance SmartWood Program and PT. TÜV
International Indonesia publicly announce that they will conduct a joint
certification assessment of a natural forest concession managed by PT Austral
Byna in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. TÜV International Indonesia is a
certification body accredited by Lembaga Ekolabel Indonesia (LEI) since July
27, 2000. SmartWood is a certification body accredited by the Forest
Stewardship Council (FSC). PT. TÜV International Indonesia and SmartWood will
work together on this assessment, following the Joint Certification Protocol
(JCP) between LEI and the FSC signed on September 20, 2000. This will be the
first certification assessment done jointly for either organization. At the
time of this announcement, December 2000, there are no operations managing in
natural forest that have achieved FSC and LEI certification.
SmartWood completed a preliminary scoping evaluation of PT Austral Byna in
November 1999 and LEI conducted its Expert Panel I (with a field scoping visit)
in August 2000. The results from these field evaluations were that the company
was a suitable candidate for a full certification assessment. Although
challenges were identified by the evaluation teams from both certification
systems, these were not considered insurmountable barriers to certification.
The company has been forthcoming in its commitment to meeting certification
standards, both FSC and LEI system requirements, and in the time since the
initial field visits has been working on addressing areas of weakness. On
November 27, 2000, PT Austral Byna, SmartWood, and PT. TÜV International
Indonesia agreed to begin the assessment work on February 5, 2001.
Scope of the Certification Assessment The entire concession will be evaluated
in the assessment. PT Austral Byna is a privately held company with license to
manage the 294,600 hectare concession. The company has been actively managing
the concession for 30 years. The forest type is primarily Dipterocarp hill
forest and is a potential high conservation value forest. (More background
information on the forest operation is available upon request.)
The certification assessment is unique in that it will be done jointly
according to system requirements for both FSC and LEI. The assessment must
ensure that the LEI Criteria and Indicators are met, and for purposes of FSC
certification, that the FSC Principles and Criteria are met. PT. TÜV
International Indonesia will assess the production, ecological and social
aspects of the forest management unit, following the LEI system as described in
LEI Guideline 99 �Certification System for Sustainable Management of Production
Forest� and other Guidelines (the 99 Series and 5000 Series being of particular
importance.) SmartWood will adhere to the FSC approved �SmartWood Generic
Guidelines for Assessing Forest Management�. (Guidelines and standards
documents
are available upon request, and directly from SmartWood or LEI Internet web
pages at www.smartwood.org and www.lei.or.id)
Although the field work and stakeholder consultation will be conducted jointly,
there will be two, separate, certification decisions. In order to be granted
certification the candidate operation will need to pass both certification
systems. A positive certification decision can not occur from either
certification body until the company has successfully met the requirements of
both systems. If that is the case, then the company may use FSC and LEI logos
and trademarks to market certified forest products. (The Joint Certification
Protocol describing in detail this process attached as an appendix to this
announcement.)
Assessment Steps and Schedule Following is a short description of the
certification process and the scheduled agenda:
¨ Joint Field Assessment The team will visit sites managed by PT Austral
Byna and meet with stakeholders from February 5 to February 16, 2001.
¨ Public Consultation From the moment of this announcement, through the
assessment, and the period prior to a final decision, the certifiers are
soliciting input from any stakeholders. Such input may come in written form,
via email, fax, or letter and it may be through direct communication with
SmartWood, PT. TÜV International Indonesia, or their assessors. The public
consultation will involve the Regional Consultation Forum/Forum Komunikasi
Daerah (FKD).
Public meetings will be held during the assessment in both Jakarta and
Banjarmasin. Meeting times will be announced in Bahasa Indonesia in both the
national and regional press. All stakeholder consultation meetings are public
and open to any interested party. Meetings will be held in Bahasa Indonesia
with translation to English if requested by international participants.
¨ Separate Reporting - TÜV assessors will produce a confidential report
(in Bahasa Indonesia) while SmartWood assessors will produce a confidential
report (in English). These reports will be submitted to the company no later
than 12 weeks after the start of the assessment (and most likely sooner).
Public summary reports in both languages will be made available upon
certification.
¨ Separate Decision-Making Process - The Expert Panel II of TUV will make
a certification decision upon review of the certification report. After
SmartWood receives comments on the certification report from the company, the
draft will be sent to independent peer reviewers. SmartWood will make its
certification decision within three weeks of receiving the peer reviewer input.
¨ Combined Decision, Notification to FMU and Public If the company
passes
in the LEI and FSC system, it will be notified by SmartWood and TÜV. Issuing of
certificates and public summary reports and would then follow. If the company
does not pass LEI system is required to re-apply for field assessment within 6
months after decision of certification; under FSC system, if FMU does not pass
FSC system it is required to inform Smartwood when it is ready for an audit of
pre-conditions (mandatory actions that must be completed prior to
certification.)
Your input Sought As a part of the forest certification assessment process we
invite stakeholders to offer comment and feedback on the forest management of
PT. Austral Byna. We welcome input, either public or confidential, in whatever
form is easiest and most secure for you. Your input will be valuable at any
stage of assessment process, but we would prefer to receive your comments
either prior to the assessment, during the assessment, and hopefully not later
than March 30, 2001 so that comments can be integrated into the findings of the
assessment.
Please communicate your concerns to us as follows:
1. Meet with the members of the assessment team at a public or private
meeting during or shortly after the fieldwork.
2. Call and give your comments to Jeffrey Hayward, SmartWood staff person
responsible for coordinating this certification assessment, to Dwi R. Muhtaman,
Certification Director for LATIN, SmartWood representative in Indonesia and/or
Suwandi Raharjo, the responsible TÜV staff person.
3. Submit written comments by mail, fax or email to any of the above.
Unless you request otherwise, these comments will be kept confidential and
solely for assessing the FMU.
This public announcement is a preliminary notification of the upcoming
assessment. Due to the complex and challenging issues confronting the
management of natural forest concessions and the certification thereof, there
are additional documents available to the public from SmartWood and/or TUV.
Such documents, which may facilitate the public�s understanding of the
SmartWood/FSC or TUV/LEI certification processes, would include program
descriptions, certification guidelines, rationale for certification, challenges
to certification determined in the scoping process, background on the
concession, etc.
To receive more information, please contact us.
Contact Addresses
¨ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Jeffrey Hayward,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] for Dwi Muhtaman, and [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Suwandi
Raharjo.
¨ Phone: Tel/Fax. 62-251-337-417 for SmartWood or LATIN and Tel.
62-21-837-90-555, fax 62-21-837-90-533 for PT. TÜV International Indonesia.
¨ Mail Address: SmartWood Asia Pacific, Astrajingga Raya No. 7,
Indraprasta Bogor 16153, Indonesia and PT. TÜV International Indonesia, Hero
Bld. 12th Floor, Jl. Gatot Subroto Kav. 64, Jakarta 12870, Indonesia.
