Asia Pulp & Paper supports South Sumatran Government’s Landscape Approach

Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) today announced its support for the South Sumatra Government in addressing deforestation and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) through developing a multi-stakeholder approach to achieve responsible landscape management.

APP, alongside IDH Sustainable Trade, the Dutch based NGO, is sponsoring today’s High Level Stakeholders Forum for Sustainable Landscape Approach, where stakeholders including representatives from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, partner countries, communities, NGOs and the private sector, are meeting to form one partnership to develop a GHG reduction model that is effective, integrated and comprehensive.

Within this multi-stakeholder model, the South Sumatran Government has divided its region into three landscapes to be addressed accordingly: Peat and Mangrove; Water Catchment; and Dry and Lowland areas. At today’s forum, APP will present its initiative to develop peatland management best practice as an example in taking an integrated approach to help tackle deforestation and reducing GHGs, while supporting local communities.

Following the September 2014 signing of the New York Declaration on Forests by the Government of Indonesia and APP, Alex Noerdin, the Governor of South Sumatra, and APP were invited to take part in the March 2015 Bonn Challenge 2.0.  At this event, further ambitious actions were encouraged to restore 150 million hectares of the world’s degraded and deforested land by 2020 with South Sumatra named as a priority on the international restoration agenda. This latest initiative also forms part of the Indonesian Government’s commitment made at the 2009 G20 Summit in Pittsburgh to cut GHG emissions by 26% through the nation’s own efforts, or by 41% with international co-operation by 2020.
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