Contributions from the field staff, local community members and other stakeholders on the ground
APRIL Group is deeply concerned and shocked by the tragic discovery of a dead Sumatran elephant on 2 February 2026 within the concession area of its operating arm, PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (PT
The Landscape Approach continues to be an evolving theory of land use planning and management that takes an integrated and holistic view of the interdependent human and natural ecosystems.
Concerned over the condition of community plantations located at Teluk Meranti, Pelalawan in Riau Province, a village group called Forum Masyarakat Penyelamat Semenanjung Kampar (FMPSK) decided to take action. In lodging a complaint with APRIL
APRIL has recently engaged the expertise of FIREGROUND, an Australian fire training and incident management company, to design, develop and deliver specialist incident management systems support for the APRIL fire teams in Riau province, Indonesia.
“We must listen to our children.” For Pak Musri, the head of Teluk Binjai village, this is the simple, compelling explanation of the importance of APRIL’s Fire Free Village Schools Programme and the role it
A community development programme developed by PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (RAPP), APRIL’s operational unit in Riau, is creating life- transforming opportunities for local entrepreneurs, fostering the growth of small-to-medium size businesses. Here are
APRIL’S 2017 Fire Free Village Programme (FFVP), which spans over 70 villages or around 700,000 ha of community agricultural land in Riau, was officially launched on 16 May 2017. Attended by community, national and local
