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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 in a series of technical manuals intended to provide clear, technical guidance on the implementation of a Reduced Impact Logging (RIL) management strategy in the lowland and hill dipterocarp forests of Indonesia.This Manual on “Planning, Location, Survey, Construction Maintenance for Low-Impact Forest Roads”, is technically speaking, not a part of the planning and operational considerationsof the logging activities. However, considering the major impact which roads have on the forest landscape and on the values associated with forests, the concept of ‘low impact’ roads is an essential element in improving the overall performance of tropical forest management.This is a ‘stand alone’ manual. It begins with a discussion of the factors that result in an excessively high impact of forest roads. The manual then deals with the different stagesin road planning, location, and construction and provides simple guidance on how tomitigate these factors in order to achieve “low impact” forest roads.

This procedures manual is the second in a series of five technical manuals intended to provide clear, technical guidance on the varios stages of implementing a Reduced Impact 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 the basic planning requirements which make up the Ministry of Forests (MoF) regulatory framework, 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.

This procedures manual is the third in a series of technical manuals intended to provide clear, technical guidance on the various stages of implementing a Reduced Impact Logging (RIL) management strategy in the lowland and hill dipterocarp forests of Indonesia.This Manual on “Operational Considerations for Reduced Impact Logging”, deals will all operational aspects of the logging activity starting with the opening of the skid trails,through to the implementation of felling and skidding activities. It also deals with the issue of deactivation of the skid trails system as part of normal operational activities.In the Planning Manual, we explore the various considerations and standards which shouldbe taken into account when planning logging activities under an RIL regime. We then takethe reader through the recommended steps for preparing such a plan.

This manual is the fifth in a series of technical manuals intended to provide clear, guidance on the implementation of a Reduced 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).