Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) For Survey Of Biodiversity In Conservation Area

To support REDD + activities, biodiversity survey is required as a baseline and for monitoring the impact of REDD activities on population dynamics and biodiversity. This is required by voluntary standard, such as the CCBA (Climate Community and Biodiversity Alliance). In the REDD + mechanism, the survey is part of the biodiversity monitoring plan to assess the impact of REDD + during project activities.

For the purposes of REDD + activities monitoring and accuracy of the results of biodiversity survey, it is necessary to develop scientific method as SOP (Standard Operating Procedure). In this SOP, biodiversity includes only the elements of animals and plants and does not include micro-organisms. With the existence of this SOP, the community can be involved in biodiversity survey to support the REDD + programs. The involvement of the community to access the biodiversity is expected and needed to increase public awareness and to more actively participate in REDD + activities that will ultimately benefit to the community, environment and biodiversity conservation.

In this SOP, the biodiversity survey covers vegetation surveys, surveys of mammals, birds, hepertofauna, insect and turtles. It is also informed records of important information for the implementation of the survey. This SOP will continue to be improved in line with the experience in implementation of the survey in Meru Betiri National Park (MBNP) as a pilot project REDD +

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