Alice
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Attention, the cut of date for ProTerra V5 is 31 December 2008 and not 2020 as you indicated.
31 December 2020 is the cut of date of MRV that is a separated and independent standard in relation to V5.
Thanks to everyone that has participated with such rich details. A few key take aways from this exercise.
Comparison of satellite images before 31/12/2008 ( this is ProTerra V5 cut of date), and recent ones is key. This assessment should be conducted prior to the audit. This preparation (including assessing official data basis with relevant information for the audit associated to other ProTerra topics) phase is very useful and can help safe time during the site visit.
With respect to sources of potential information in relation to HCV, we suggest that the auditor searches on available websites to gather information about protected areas and threatened species, such as http://www.ramsar.org , http://www.iucnredlist.org, http://www.birdlife.org and Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) for Business form IUCN, UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Consider that the definition of HCV has other aspects that are beyond presence of native vegetation, they include:
• areas with species diversity, concentrations of biological diversity including endemic species, and rare, threatened or endangered species, that are significant at global, regional or national levels;
• areas with landscape-level ecosystems and mosaics large landscape-level ecosystems and ecosystem mosaics that are significant at global, regional or national levels, and that contain viable populations of the great majority of the naturally occurring species in natural patterns of distribution and abundance;
• areas with ecosystems and habitats that are rare, threatened, or endangered, habitats or refugia;
• areas that have ecosystem services or basic ecosystem services in critical situations, including protection of water catchments and control of erosion of vulnerable soils and slopes; and
• areas with cultural values, sites, resources, habitats and landscapes of global or national cultural, archaeological or historical significance, and/or of critical cultural, ecological, economic or religious/sacred importance for the traditional cultures of local communities or indigenous peoples, identified through engagement with these local communities or indigenous peoples.Hello every one. I am Alice and will mediate this section. I am happy to be here with you all. Please fell free to place any question you my have about the Standard in our forums or email me directly ( alice.correa@proterrafoundation.org).
Please note that I am in a different time zone than most of you, so there should be some delays in our communication.
Hope you all enjoy the training!
