(13 October) APRIL acknowledges with serious interest and concern the report published by Greenomics on 12 October which alleges clearing of High Conservation Value Forest areas in an APRIL concession area.
APRIL Group is pleased to publish the meeting notes of its recent Stakeholder Meeting on SFMP 2.0 implementation, held in Pekanbaru, Riau.
Robert Webb, Wildfire Suppression and Mitigation Specialist from the Natural Asset Protection Agency (NAPA), visited APRIL’s Fire Suppression team in Riau to observe and assess fire suppression activities in the region. This is his account of
The Forests Dialogue (TFD), in collaboration with The Program on Forests (PROFOR) at the World Bank, has released a new report as part of its Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) initiative.
As concern mounts over the health risks of haze to the communities in Sumatra, APRIL Group, through its operations unit PT. Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper (RAPP), established free health clinics in five Riau regencies