KEY FACTS: APP & BIODIVERSITY
OVERVIEW
APP is committed to the protection and conservation of all endangered wildlife, indigenous species and
fauna throughout Indonesia. In addition to the sustainable management of pulpwood plantations, APP
supports a number of large wildlife projects in areas of high biodiversity.
In fact, APP can proudly state that no other
pulp and paper company in the world has
implemented biodiversity initiatives on thE
same scale as APP. These include:
• Working with its pulpwood suppliers to set aside 40 percent of
their forestry concessions for conservation, community use and
development of indigenous species, reflecting a set-aside of
approximately 1 million hectares of land
• The creation of a 106,000-hectare Senepis Sumatran Tiger
Sanctuary in Riau Province
• The creation of a 172,000-hectare Biosphere Reserve in the
Giam Siak Kecil
• The establishment of the 16,400-hectare Taman Raja Nature
Reserve in Jambi province
• Support for the Kutai Orangutan Program in Kalimantan.
In addition, APP has recently partnered with a local NGO on crucial
project to save the endangered Javan rhino. This joint venture will fo-
cus on developing a Javan Rhino Sanctuary in Ujung National Park, a
76,000-hectare reserve in West Java, Indonesia. The development of
the sanctuary is aimed not only to conserve the Javan rhino through
intensive scientific studies, but also to widen its habitat, protecting
it from domestic animals’ interference – and ensuring population
growth – which are the main goals of the collaboration program.
SENEPIS SUMATRAN TIGER
SANCTUARY IN RIAU PROVINCE
APP strongly believes that pulpwood plantation
development can help to protect large landscape
forests. To demonstrate this, one of the compa-
ny’s exclusive fiber suppliers, Arara Abadi, signed
a memorandum of understanding to establish a
Biosphere Reserve in Giam Siak Kecil – Bukit Batu
(GSK – BB) Landscape in Riau Province, Sumatra.
This is the first Biosphere Reserve initiative in South
East Asia proposed by the private sector. And it was
the first UNESCO biosphere project approved in 30
years. GSK-BB is the seventh MAB Reserve in Indo-
nesia.
To be considered in the network,
a proposed biosphere reserve must fulfill
three functions:
1. Conserve the genetic, species, ecosystem, and landscape
diversity
2. Encourage growth in the local economy
3. Provide research and educational opportunities, especially
in conservation and sustainability studies
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MAN RAJA NATURE PRESERVE
Taman Raja is a forest concession consisting of more than 16,400
hectares in Jambi Province, Sumatra. It includes 6,800 hectares
inhabited by several local communities and 6,000 hectares of
natural forest rich in vital biodiversity and social value. To protect
this valuable land, APP’s pulpwood suppliers teamed up with local
NGOs to establish the Taman Raja Nature Preserve.

The key feature of the Nature Preserve is a wildlife corridor that links
it to Bukit Tiga Puluh National Park. This has greatly improved efforts
to conserve the Sumatran Tigers that inhabit the area, as well as
other indigenous species.

KUTAI ORANGUTAN PROGRAM

IN KALIMANTAN
The Kutai National Park in East Kalimantan is one of the last
remaining strongholds of the Bornean Orangutan. The park suffered
extensive damage during the 1997 El Nino fires that swept through
Kalimantan.

In 2007, APP and its pulpwood supplier Surya Hutani Jaya began
exploring options that would ensure the survival of the orangutan
while providing for the economic viability of the plantation.

Applying best practices in orangutan conservation management,

APP established a wildlife corridor that linked Surya Hutani Jaya’s
sustainable plantation forest with Kutai National Park (about
200,000 hectares) and the Muara Kaman Natural Reserve (about
65,000 hectares). As a result, the Bornean Orangutan has a safe
place to call home.

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