CoAct Database

The High Carbon Stock Approach (HCSA)

The High Carbon Stock Approach began in 2014 as a collaborative initiative between pulp and palm oil producers and environmental and social justice NGOs to develop a methodology that would identify forests in need of protection from deforestation.

Today the HCSA is a global not-for-profit membership organisation dedicated to stopping commodity-driven deforestation in tropical rainforest landscapes while respecting the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities.

Activity period	2016–present
Last CoAct update	2025
Web URL	https://highcarbonstock.org/#:~:text=The%20High%20Carbon%20Stock%20(HCS,values%20that%20may%20be%20developed.
Output effectiveness	0.65
Accountability Index	0.71
Inclusiveness Index	0.56
Num. actors	11
Functions	Knowledge production, Knowledge dissemination, Technical implementation, Campaigning, Participatory management, Training, Policy planning
SDGs
Themes	land use
Policy focus	Equal focus
Sectors	Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Implementation countries	Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Uganda