Forest Fire Prevention a Shared Responsibility: APRIL Group

... wider region despite three relatively fire-free years between 2016 and 2018 ... far more likely to be fire-free. Operational experience in Riau has ... effective intervention. Initiatives like the Fire Free Village Program (FFVP) by APRIL Group demonstrate ...

No More Business as Usual, APRIL Group Doubles Down on UN SDGs

... ), the company's ecosystem restoration program, contributes to SDGs 13 and ... , the company's Fire Free Village Program (FFVP) is a fire prevention initiative run in ... , in the form of the Fire Free Alliance. "The FFVP focuses on ...

Fire Free Alliance Collaborates With Industry, Civil Society to Advance Fire Prevention in Sumatra

Jakarta. Members of the Fire Free Alliance, a voluntary multi-stakeholder ... engagement, pioneered by APRIL's Fire Free Village Program. Recent efforts by FFA partners ... partner, runs its own dedicated Fire Free Village Program in Indonesia. Since 2016, the ...

April Group Boosts Fire Prevention Efforts in Riau During Fire Danger Period

... has modified its community-based Fire Free Village Program to include more ground ... the importance of fire prevention. April's Fire Free Village Program has involved 77 ... through the multi-stakeholder Fire Free Alliance. "Our fire prevention programs have ...

Fire Free Village Program Helps Stop Forest Fires in Riau

... Kerinci. Five years since the Fire Free Village Program was initiated by Riau Andalan ... its concession area. "RAPP's Fire Free Village Program has worked closely with the ... Lestari, to participate in the Fire Free Village Program. Out of the nine villages ...

Joseph Lawson, Major Driver of APRIL's Sustainable Forest Management Policy

... Peninsula is ongoing. APRIL's Fire-Free Village Program has since made tremendous strides ...

RAPP Celebrates Fourth Anniversary of Successful Fire-Free Village Program

... the fourth anniversary of its Fire-Free Village Program on July 26. The ... president director Sihol Aritonang. The Fire-Free Village Program has been a breakthrough in ... with all stakeholders, the FFVP [Fire-Free Village Program] has managed to spread awareness ...

Fire-Free Village Program Helps Communities, Environment in Riau

... burn" policy. The company's Fire-Free Village Program (FFVP), a community-based ... completing the program, they become advocates of fire-free agriculture and sustainable ... fire prevention. Selected young ...

Asian Agri Kicks Off 2018-2019 Fire-Free Village Program

... inauguration of its 2018-2019 Fire-Free Village Program. Sixteen villages in Riau ... 20/07). The 2017-2018 Fire-Free Village Program succeeded in decreasing the number ... of the community, village leaders and the Fire-Free Village Program, we're optimistic ...

Significant Progress in Indonesia's Forest Fire Prevention: Carbon Conservation

... government came up with the Fire Free Village Program (FFVP). It was introduced in ... Burn Village Rewards" — special funding granted to villages dedicated to implementing fire-free ... the implementation of FFVP's fire-free policies. "It's also important ...