Ekologika
Joined HCSA February 2018
Category: Technical Support Organisation
Ekologika has provided high quality biodiversity, environmental, socio-economic and cultural assessments in the natural resource (forestry, agriculture, mining, renewable energy) and community development sectors in Indonesia for 13 years.
Ekologika develops bespoke solutions for clients to improve natural resources management to achieve NDPE and sustainability compliance. We have registered ALS practitioners able to lead Integrated HCV-HCS assessments.
Our work principles set us apart and we believe that sustainable development through can be achieved through
- Maintaining objectivity in responsible and equitable management of natural resources and livelihood assets.
- Sharing knowledge through participatory approaches and training.
- Encouraging innovation to develop tailored, effective strategies.
- Developing excellence within our sector
Ekologika implements the HCSA
- Provides conservation expertise and services to producers and commodity users to deliver No Deforestation commitments by applying the HCSA Toolkit
- Advocates and promotes the uptake of HCSA’s No Deforestation tools to producers and commodity users globally
- Contributes to HCSA No Deforestation policies, protocols and guidance followed by producers, commodity users and land use stakeholders
- Assists in piloting adaptations of the HCSA Toolkit for different commodities, geographic regions, land managers and scales of operation
- Registered organisation able to lead HCSA assessments identifying High Carbon Stock forests
Member of the HCSA Executive Committee 2020-2021 and current member of working groups / taskforces / committees:
- Smallholder Working Group
- Quality Assurance Working Group
- QA Technical Panel
Ekologika also has experience in providing supplier companies with ‘High Carbon Stock (HCS) loss estimation’ and plans for HCS loss remediation as a part of specific HCSA members commitments to track past HCS loss after 2015
