Ensuring the Intact Forest Landscape (IFL) Guidelines

Consolidated and compiled By Happy Tarumadevyanto | Independent Consultant | Environmental Asia | happy.devyanto@environmental.asia Ensuring the Intact Forest Landscape (IFL) Guidelines don’t lead to excessive interpretation and can be applied effectively, we need to make them more specific. Here are some areas we can clarify: More Detailed Boundaries and Definitions Hasbillah, Tropical Forest Foundation, Member of FSC…

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Senior Consultant – Forest management & carbon markets

https://careers.hamerkop.co/jobs/6104301-senior-consultant-forest-management-carbon-markets Duty station: the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, OR Indonesia Start date: Q4 2025 Shape Southeast Asia’s climate future with HAMERKOP. Hamerkop Climate Impacts is seeking a Senior Consultant with deep forestry expertise to lead and deliver high-impact, nature-based climate solutions across Southeast Asia. If you are an experienced forester passionate about scaling carbon projects and influencing…

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Introduction to An Intact Forest Landscape

Consolidated By Happy Tarumadevyanto | Independent Consultant | Environmental Asia | happy.devyanto@environmental.asia An Intact Forest Landscape (IFL) refers to a vast, ecologically undisturbed expanse of natural forest that hasn’t been significantly fragmented by human activities like road construction, agriculture, large settlements, or intensive logging. Mr Hasbillah, FSC Member, Economic Chamber South, Tropical Forest Foundation General IFL Criteria:…

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FSC and Indonesia Government Policy relevant to Multibusiness Forestry Sector

Consolidated By Happy Tarumadevyanto | Independent Consultant | Environmental Asia | happy.devyanto@environmental.asia A short dialogue with FSC DG on June 26, 2025. Integrating multi-business forestry, including the development of ecosystem services, into FSC certification will indeed make the evaluation process more complex. However, this is a crucial step forward to ensure comprehensive forest sustainability. Expanding the Scope…

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FSC committed to ensuring forest management is not only environmentally sound but also socially beneficial

Consolidated By Happy Tarumadevyanto | Independent Consultant | Environmental Asia | happy.devyanto@environmental.asia The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is deeply committed to ensuring that forest management is not only environmentally sound but also socially beneficial. This means a holistic approach to improvement across various sectors, with a strong focus on the well-being of communities that depend on forests….

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Asia Pacific FSC Remedy Forum: Smallholders Potential

Video was captured in a small dialogue with FSC Director General, 26 June 2025. Consolidated By Happy Tarumadevyanto | Independent Consultant | Environmental Asia | happy.devyanto@environmental.asia FSC has a strong commitment to supporting smallholders and has shown tangible results, including in Java. One of its biggest efforts is the development of the Regional Forest Stewardship Standard (RFSS)…

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The Climate Communication Fund 2025: Strengthening Climate CSOs’ Communication Capacity

The Climate Communication Fund 2025: Strengthening Climate CSOs’ Communication Capacity Application deadline 20 June 2025 Climate issues are often complex, difficult to communicate, and sometimes easy for the public to overlook. Many climate CSOs struggle to break through these barriers due to resource constraints, which limits their influence and effectiveness. The Climate Communication Fund seeks…

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UNAOC Invites Youth-led Organizations to Apply for the 11th edition of the Youth Solidarity Fund

Application deadline 15 August 2025 The UNAOC Youth Solidarity Fund provides seed funding of up to USD 25,000 to implement impactful youth-led projects that advance intercultural and interfaith dialogue, and are aligned with the mandate and mission of UNAOC. To qualify, projects must be entirely developed and managed by young people for the benefit of…

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