Views on sustainable forest management and its central role in the Post-2030 development agenda
The success of APRIL’s implementation of the FSC Remedy Framework hinges on the meaningful engagement and collaboration of local communities and Indigenous Peoples among other stakeholders. Part of the remedy implementation experience for APRIL is
At the Responsible Business Forum for Food and Agriculture 2016, held in Jakarta in late April, APRIL Group’s Lucita Jasmin spoke about the company’s contribution to a whitepaper initiated by the Business Council for Sustainable Development Singapore and
APRIL suppliers PT SRL and PT RL have recently been addressing separate instances of claimed non-compliance with certain laws and regulations. APRIL has provided clear instructions to both suppliers to immediately address the matters.
Fire and haze is a complex issue that no one party can solve alone. Collaboration and sharing among forestry and agricultural companies, NGOs and concerned partners is essential to achieving a lasting solution to the
By: Anthony Greer, Head Peatland Sustainability An important stream of forest-related discussions at the recent UN meeting on climate (COP21) and in other forums over the past several years has been the sustainability of peatlands
As governments meet in Paris to finalize a global climate treaty, APRIL Group has announced it is more than doubling its peatland restoration commitment in Indonesia to 150,000 hectares and investing US$100 million over the
By: Dr. Petrus Gunarso – Conservation Director, APRIL As we are all aware, Indonesia’s peatland areas are some of the most sensitive and endangered ecosystems in the world, while the Kampar Peninsula landscape is one
