(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.
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
Greenpeace has recently made a number of statements attacking APRIL’s progress and track record on sustainable forest management. We reject these claims.
Forestry is an emotional topic. We’ve been reminded of that since APRIL announced its Sustainable Forest Management Policy on 28 January www.aprilasia.com.
There has been quite a buzz following the official launch in Jakarta last week of our most comprehensive policy yet to achieve Sustainable Forest Management.
