Members of the newly organised Independent Peat Expert Working Group (IPEWG) conducted their first meeting on 21 to 23 January 2016 in Pangkalan Kerinci, Riau Province.
APRIL Group has announced the extension of its successful Fire Free Village Programme at an official event held in Pangkalan, Kerinci on Saturday, 30 January 2016.
Members of the Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) met for the sixth time on 12 to 15 January 2016 to review progress on APRIL’s Sustainable Forest Management Policy (SFMP) 2.0.
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
