Fire Free Villages Recognized At Awards Ceremony


community involvement in land and forest fire prevention efforts.

“We appreciate this initiative as it has proven itself as a way to prevent land and forest fire as well as complementing wider efforts to prevent illegal land encroachment,” he said.

Launched by the APRIL Group in July this year, the FFVP consists of five core elements executed in collaboration with the provincial government, law enforcement authorities, communities and non-governmental organizations.

These core elements include:  providing incentives for communities not to burn land; putting in place community fire crew leaders; making sustainable agricultural alternatives available; air quality monitoring and community awareness promotion.

Managing Director of APRIL Indonesia Operations, Tony Wenas, said APRIL Group team will study the many lessons learned from the successful first stage of the programme’s implementation as it works to engage more villages. The FFVP team is planning to include 18 additional villages in the next programme cycle.

Yunus, Sering village chief, signs a cooperation agreement alongside 8 other villages, reaffirming their participation in the Fire Free Village Programme, witnessed by Riau Interim Governor Arsyadjuliandi Rachman and APRIL MD, Tony Wenas

Yunus, Sering village chief, signs a cooperation agreement alongside 8 other villages, reaffirming their participation in the Fire Free Village Programme, witnessed by Riau Interim Governor Arsyadjuliandi Rachman and APRIL MD, Tony Wenas

“Fire prevention requires commitment and awareness from all related parties to ensure fire and haze problem does not recur and all participating villagers are winners in their effort to prevent land and forest fire,” Tony added.

At the conclusion of the ceremony, representatives from the nine villages signed an agreement to continue their participation in the programme.

The award ceremony was also attended by the Dean of Riau University, Aras Mulyadi, Wirabima 031 military commander, Colonel I Nyoman Parwata, Riau police deputy chief, Joko Hartono, Pelalawan police chief Ade Johan Sinaga, sub-district chiefs and village heads in Pelalawan and Pelalawan regency officials.

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