“We are pleased that the project is coming into clear focus,” said Bey Soo Khiang, a member of the Advisory Board and head of pulp and paper company Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL), RER’s founder and sponsor. “From this point forward, we anticipate steady progress toward our goal of reviving the land and protecting it for future generations.”
Work begins in the RER forest within two months, including in-depth consultations and socio-economic research in communities neighboring the RER concession.
RER is the first public-private sector collaboration ever attempted to restore degraded forest in Indonesia.
Restorasi Ekosistem Riau (RER) is a not-for-profit organisation committed to delivering comprehensive ecosystem restoration of ecologically important peat forest areas on Indonesia’s Kampar Peninsula, to fulfill environmental, economic and social imperatives in a sustainable manner.
Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) is a leading producer of fibre, pulp and paper with manufacturing operations in Kerinci, Riau Province, Indonesia. APRIL has been a pioneer in implementing sustainability practices in the pulp and paper industry in Indonesia.
