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This procedures manual has been prepared as the first in a series of such manuals intended to provide clear, technical guidance on the various stages of implementing a Reduced Impact Logging strategy in the lowland and hill dipterocarp forests of Indonesia.This manual provides implementation detail consistent with existing forest policy and regulation in Indonesia. From a technical perspective, however the principles and procedures described in this manual can also be applied to similar forest management conditions throughout the Southeast Asia and Pacifific region.This is the third edition of this manual published by the Tropical Forest Foundation (TFF) and endorsed by the Association of Indonesian Forest Concession Holders (APHI). Funding for the publication of this edition has been provided entirely by the TFF. Funding for preparation of the original manual was provided by the International Tropical Timber Association (ITTO).The purpose of this manual is to encourage and facilitate forest concessions to achieve sustainable forest management through the adoption of RIL practices.

This procedures manual is the fourth ina series of technical manuals intended toprovide clear, technical guidance on theimplementation of a Reduced ImpactLogging (RIL) management strategy inthe lowland and hill dipterocarp forests ofIndonesia.This Manual on “Planning, Location,Survey, Construction Maintenancefor Low-Impact Forest Roads”, istechnically speaking, not a part of theplanning and operational considerationsof the logging activities. However,considering the major impact whichroads have on the forest landscape andon the values associated with forests,the concept of ‘low impact’ roads is anessential element in improving theoverall performance of tropical forestmanagement.This is a ‘stand alone’ manual.It begins with a discussion ofthe factors that result in anexcessively high impact offorest roads. The manual thendeals with the different stagesin road planning, location, andconstruction and providessimple guidance on how tomitigate these factors in orderto achieve “low impact” forestroads.

This procedures manual is the second in a series of five technical manuals intendedto provide clear, technical guidance on the varios stages of implementing a ReducedImpact Logging (RIL) strategy in the lowland and hill dipterocarp forests of Indonesia.The focus of this manual is RIL planning. This manual takes the user through thebasic planning requirements which make up the Ministry of Forests (MoF) regulatoryframework, through to the details of operational logging planning which are necessary to effectively implement an RIL operation.The starting point for this Procedures Manual is the “Technical Procedures for Topographic Forest Surveys and Tree Mapping” published by TFF in April 2004. In this manual, we describe the considerations and steps in collecting topographic and tree position data and take the reader through the processing of this data to the preparation of a contour and tree position  map.“Planning Considerations for Reduced Impact Logging”, assumes the existence of accurate  contour and tree position maps prepared at an operational scale. It takes the reader through the basic planning considerations through to the planning of a skid trail network to the field implementation of this detailed logging plan.The first edition of this manual has been prepared by the Tropical Forest Foundation and  endorsed by the Association of Indonesian Forest Concession Holders (APHI) under a funding grant from the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO). This second edition has been prepared with funding support of the USAID under the Responsible Asia Forest and Trade (RAFT) program.Critical comments and suggestions for improvements are welcomed. Please address your correspondence to:The Regional DirectorTropical Forest FoundationManggala Wanabakti, Blk.IV, Lt. 3, 317 BSenayan, Jakarta 10270Telephone: (021) 5735589Fax: (021) 57902925E-mail: tff@cbn.net.idwww.tff-indonesia.org

This procedures manual is the third in a seriesof technical manuals intended to provide clear,technical guidance on the various stages ofimplementing a Reduced Impact Logging (RIL)management strategy in the lowland and hilldipterocarp forests of Indonesia.This Manual on “Operational Considerationsfor Reduced Impact Logging”, deals will alloperational aspects of the logging activitystarting with the opening of the skid trails,through to the implementation of felling andskidding activities. It also deals with theissue of deactivation of the skid trails systemas part of normal operational activities.In the Planning Manual, we explore the variousconsiderations and standards which shouldbe taken into account when planning loggingactivities under an RIL regime. We then takethe reader through the recommended stepsfor preparing such a plan.

This manual is the fifth in a series of technical manuals intended to provide clear, guidance on the implementation of aReduced Impact Logging (RIL) management strategy in the lowland and hill Dipterocarp forests of Indonesia.“Management Considerations for Successful Implementation of Reduced Impact Logging”, goes beyond the technical aspects of RIL into the much more crucial domain of Management. This manual provides a synthesis of how the policies and practices of a forest management concession, fundamentally influences the final outcome of the technical aspects of RIL. In this over-arching perspective, the role of Management is often the most fundamental and influential factor in determining whether a forest management unit can succeed at implementing improved forest management as defined by an RIL standard. This is the final manual on RIL developed by the Tropical Forest Foundation with funds provided by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO).