GAR Peat Ecosystem Rehabiliation Project
Peat Ecosystem
Rehabilitation Project
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
1
9-13
Section 1
Section 4
INTRODUCTION
HOW WE MANAGE FIRE
Desa Siaga Api Programme
3-5
14-17
Section 2
WHY PEATLANDS MATTER
Section 5
• Indonesia’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions
CSR
• Opportunity to Reduce CO 2 Emissions
Community Involvement and
from Peatlands
Programmes in PT AMNL
• PT AMNL Conservation Area
6-8
Section 3
18-20
Section 6
CLIPPINGS
PEAT REHABILITATION PROJECT
In The News: Our Fire-fighting Efforts
• What is Peat Rehabilitation and
and Community Engagement
Reforestation?
• Why Do We Need to Rehabilitate Peatlands?
• Stages in a Rehabilitation Project
Section 1
Introduction
Section 1
2
Introduction
Fires on carbon-rich peatlands in Indonesia are the primary cause of massive smoke
pollution commonly referred to as “haze”. It is estimated that 90 percent of haze is caused
by fires on peat areas which release three to six times more particulate matter than fires
on other types of soil [1].
In 2015, prolonged dry conditions
caused by a powerful El Niño weather
phenomenon led to fires burning out
of control on peat areas and other
land, resulting in the worst haze
pollution to hit Indonesia and its
neighbours since 1997.
Haze worsens health problems such
as respiratory ailments; causes low
visibility that hinders transportation;
disrupts daily lives; prevents children
from going to school and contributes
to economic slowdown. According
to the World Bank, more than
2.6 million ha of forest, peat and
other land were damaged by fires
across the archipelago from June to
October 2015. It also estimates that
[1]
Indonesia’s economy alone suffered
a loss of more than USD16 billion
due to the fires and haze.
In light of this, the Indonesian
Government has set up a Peat
Restoration Agency and banned
the clearance and conversion of
peatlands across the country.
Many of our own employees and
the communities surrounding our
plantations are adversely affected by
the haze. Recognising this, we adhere
strictly to our Zero Burning Policy
which has been in place since 1997,
and we continue to invest in the
long-term prevention, management
and suppression of fires. As part of
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2015/12/01/indonesias-fire-and-haze-crisis
these efforts, in November 2015,
we launched the Peat Ecosystem
Rehabilitation Project at PT Agro
Lestari Mandiri (PT AMNL) in
West Kalimantan. Its primary aim is
to prevent future haze-causing peat
fires and is in line with the Indonesian
Government’s focus on revitalising
and protecting peat areas.
Section 2
Why Peatlands Matter
Indonesia’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Opportunity to Reduce CO 2 Emissions from Peatlands
PT AMNL Conservation Area
4
Why Peatlands Matter
1
2
Indonesia’s Carbon
Dioxide Emissions
Opportunity to Reduce CO2 Emissions
from Peatlands
Human activities produce
carbon dioxide (CO2). Prior to the
2015 haze crisis, Indonesia was
ranked the world’s fifth biggest
producer of greenhouse gas
emissions [2]. The main contributors of
emissions are the transportation and
energy sectors and the degradation
of peatlands.
Peatland makes up 12 percent of the
Indonesian land area (22.5 Mha)[3].
Peatland is a unique ecosystem
formed through the accumulation of
partially decayed vegetation or
organic matter in waterlogged and
acidic conditions over thousands
of years.
The forestry and agricultural sectors
in Indonesia have the potential to
deliver more than 80 percent of
Indonesia’s emission reductions.
Peatland conservation is a significant
part of that opportunity given
the potential for peatlands in
Indonesia to release 700MtCO2e
into the atmosphere if developed.
Peat decomposition as a result of
drainage for agriculture produces
continuous emissions, while peatland
fires contribute infrequent emissions
and rapid peat decomposition.
Peatland is particularly flammable
when it is drained and dried after
the vegetation is cleared. Fire is
traditionally used to clear land as
burning increases the pH level
of the soil which is too acidic to
grow crops. Once started, peat fires
can smoulder for weeks or months
underground.
Prolonged dry seasons and
decreased rainfall especially during
an El Niño period, causes a sharp
increase in emissions as a result of
rapid decomposition through
peatland fires. Lower water tables
during the dry season expose larger
carbon stocks to aerobic conditions,
increasing decomposition and peat
subsidence.
Emissions from peatlands are
expected to reach 1.2 Gt CO2e
in 2030 through the continued
[2]
World Resources Institute. Forests and Landscapes in Indonesia http://www.wri.org/our-work/
project/forests-and-landscapes-indonesia/climate-change-indonesia
[3]
Hooijer, etal. Current and future CO2 emissions from drained peatlands in Southeast Asia. Biogeosciences,
7, 1505– 1514, 2010. http://www.biogeosciences.net/7/1505/2010/bg-7-1505-2010.pdf
Section 2
5
3
PT AMNL Conservation Area
development and drainage of
peatlands under a business as
usual scenario[4].
Indonesia is the single largest
emitter of CO2 from ongoing peat
decomposition in the world, with
Kalimantan being the largest emitter
in the country.
CO2 emissions from the peat
sector can be reduced by stopping
deforestation and forest degradation,
re-wetting and rehabilitating the
peatland, as well as through fire
management.
[4]
In PT AMNL, GAR manages
a conservation area exceeding
2,600 ha. Around mid-2015,
GAR conducted a field survey,
which showed that there were
three vegetation types in the area:
peat swamp forest, dry lowland
forest and freshwater swamp.
More than 300 species of plants
and 170 species of wildlife (birds,
mammals, reptiles, and fishes)
were found in the survey area.
More than 85 percent of the plots
Forest Climate Center. Fact sheet – Indonesia Greenhouse Gas Emission Cost Curve. 27 August
2009. http://forestclimatecenter.org/files/2009-08-27% 20Fact% 20Sheet% 20% 20Indonesia% 20Greenhouse% 20Gas% 20Emission% 20Cost% 20Curve% 20by% 20Indonesia
%20National%20Council%20on%20Climate%20Change.pdf
surveyed have biomass of over
100 t/ha. Unfortunately reassessment
of the area via satellite imaging after
the dry season in late 2015 indicated
that almost all remaining forest cover
has been affected by fires.
GAR decided to take immediate
steps to rehabilitate the area in order
to help prevent the recurrence of fires
and avoid emissions in the future.
Section 3
Peat Rehabilitation Project
What is Peat Rehabilitation and Reforestation?
Why Do We Need to Rehabilitate Peatlands?
Stages in a Rehabilitation Project
Section 3
7
Peat Rehabilitation Project
What is Peat Rehabilitation
and Reforestation?
Why Do We Need to
Rehabilitate Peatlands?
Rehabilitation:
•
•
efforts to help the forest recover
some of its original characteristics
or properties; often by replacing
some of the trees and vegetation
lost through logging or other forms
of damage.
•
•
•
Reforestation:
efforts to plant trees – usually of
commercial species – in areas where
trees have been mostly lost or
removed, such as alang-alang
grasslands.
•
•
To reduce vulnerability to fires
To improve the quality of the
forest after disturbance/ damage
To improve the productivity of
the forest after disturbance
To improve the forest as a
habitat for birds and other
animals
To reintroduce species lost by
forest disturbance
To improve the microclimate
within the forest after
disturbance
To reduce soil erosion and
improve hydrology
GAR began work with
third-party technical experts
on the first rehabilitation
stage in December 2015.
Public consultations engaged
the local community to involve
them in the conservation
effort. GAR also engaged
the local government to
obtain their support and
participation.
Section 3
8
Stages in a
Rehabilitation Project
Determine status/condition
of the area
Engage the community
Restore hydrology
of peat area
for rehabilitation by carrying
out conservation area and
biodiversity surveys.
in the rehabilitation project
and conservation efforts.
by controlling drainage
canals and maintaining
a high water table.
Select important
native species
Establish nursery
Collect seeds and
seedlings
to restore as much species
diversity as possible as well as
the physical appearance of the
forest stand. Wildlife food plants
such as Ficus and Artocarpus
will also be included.
for building stock of plants for
planting out in the area.
of selected species.
Section 4
How We Manage Fire
Long-term Prevention
Desa Siaga Api Programme
10
How We Manage Fire
GAR’s Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for fire management requires
a wide range of measures to prevent fires in our plantations.
More than 10,000 Emergency
Response Team personnel have
been trained and are stationed
across all our plantations, ready to
be deployed in a fire emergency.
We have set up a Fire Command
Post at HQ in Jakarta to coordinate
fire management and suppression
with the teams on the ground.
On the ground, we have been:
Keeping the peat areas moist
by re-wetting the areas with
water from rivers and ponds
which were constructed for
that purpose.
Preparing Emergency
Response Teams
consisting of about 30 to
40 personnel per team to
handle fire suppression.
Preparing water reservoirs
around conservation areas
to ensure adequate supply
of water during a fire.
Stationing fire engines at
the plantation.
Ensuring adequate
number of portable
pumps to be used for
fire suppression.
Using high-capacity
pumps to pump water from
the nearest river/ stream to
put out fires.
Increasing the frequency
of fire-monitoring patrols
and involving the
community in fire
monitoring.
Carrying out coordinated
fire suppression with local
authorities. A police report
is also lodged for every
incident.
Transferring 6-tonne water
container tanks to areas
that are burning.
Section 4
11
Long-term Prevention
To prevent fires in the long run, GAR
is stepping up efforts to encourage
the community to stop using fire to
clear land.
We have consistently engaged
farmers and the community to
advocate no-burning.
We plan to launch programmes that
offer the community sustainable
alternatives when clearing land.
Such programmes will involve
building up community awareness
and involving the community in fire
management and prevention.
We also plan to align our CSR
objectives to focus on poverty
alleviation to help tackle the
economic causes of fire.
12
Desa Siaga Api
Programme
In the first quarter of 2016, GAR will carry out pilot
Desa Siaga Api programmes.
This is an initiative that shifts
the focus from response and
suppression to fire prevention.
The programme is aimed at
creating fire-free villages through
collaboration with communities,
enforcement agencies and NGOs.
The objective is to prevent fires
in a five kilometre area around
GAR concessions.
The key components of the programme includes:
1. Assisting the community with
sustainable land-clearing without
the use of fire.
2. Offering CSR incentive
programmes as No Burn Village
Rewards to villages that manage
to achieve fire-free goals.
3. Increasing Community Awareness
of the dangers of fire and haze
to health.
4. Fire Team Empowerment with
participation from the community.
5. Air Quality Monitoring to develop
a baseline to inform a new air
quality monitoring programme.
Section 4
13
From February to November
2016, GAR will monitor
and evaluate the villages
included in the Desa SIAP
Programme. The villages
will receive rewards based
on their level of success in
suppressing fires.
The villages will be categorised into three:
1. DESA SIAGA are villages
that remain fire free. They will
receive social infrastructure
development aid.
2. DESA TANGGAP are villages
that are able to extinguish fire in
less than 24 hours on a burnt
area of less than one hectare.
They will receive social
infrastructure development
assistance.
3. DESA PEDULI are villages that
are able to extinguish fire in less
than 24 hours on a burnt area of
more than one hectare. They will
be placed under supervision.
Section 5
CSR
Community Involvement and
Programmes in PT AMNL
Section 5
15
Community involvement and
programmes in PT AMNL
Communities are motivated by economic reasons to clear land using fire,
as it is the cheapest way to prepare land for crops.
GAR aims to target these economic
causes of fire by improving the
livelihoods of the community through
CSR programmes. In the long run,
the goal is to create zero-burning
communities and community-based
conservation.
Our CSR activities cover
five aspects:
Income
Generation
Infrastructure
GAR aims to build mutually
beneficial relationships with
local communities.
Socio-culture
Education
We provide economic
opportunities for local
businesses, and improve
facilities and infrastructure in
areas such as transportation,
religious activities, culture,
education, and more.
Health
16
In 2014 and 2015,
GAR allocated more than Rp 13.5bn for CSR
programmes in PT AMNL in activities including:
Increasing and
improving access to
basic transportation,
including maintenance
and repair of village roads.
Building a mosque at
Dusun Tanjung Toba.
Building of a mushola
(praying room), a madrasa,
and a church in Nanga
Tayap.
Supporting religious
celebrations.
Supporting traditional
ceremony, sapat tahun
in Nanga Tayap.
Granting scholarships
for students.
Providing free computer
courses to students in
Nanga Tayap.
Partnering with Tzu Chi
Foundation to offer free
medication for the
community, enhancing
Integrated Health Service
Point (Posyandu) and
assisting with the provision
of clean water.
Providing general health
care and respiratory
infection treatment in
Nanga Tayap, and in
partnership with Tzu Chi
Foundation, free health
care in Simpang Tiga
Sembelangaan & Tanjung
Medan villages.
As the head of Sembelangaan Hamlet, I really appreciate and support Sinar Mas’
programme to protect the river by replanting plants, especially fruit-producing plants that
can be used by the villagers. We’re taught not to poison nor electrocute the fish to catch
them. We hope that the villagers will be more involved in reforestation programmes along
the river because it will bring sustainable benefits for generations to come.”
Bapak Sartimin
Head of Sembelangaan Hamlet
Section 5
17
Sinar Mas has done quite a lot of CSR activities that have positively impacted us,
but for me (the building of church) is the one most impressive gesture. Worshipping
has become convenient for me and for my fellow villagers. We invite all Catholic
staff of Sinar Mas to worship with us too, to strengthen the bond between us.”
Bapak Musi
Resident of Sebuak Hamlet
Praise be to Allah…we are really grateful for the building of the 12 x 23 m
multipurpose building because it will be very useful to us. For instance, if we want
to celebrate a wedding, hold a social event or organize other activities, we no longer
need to use tents. The building can also be used for sports, such as badminton.
We hope that from now on, the relationship between the company and us can be
even more harmonious.”
Bapak Kelik
Resident of Sungai Kelik Village
Section 6
Clippings
In The News: Our Fire-fighting Efforts
and Community Engagement (news clippings)
Section 6
19
As a good neighbour and corporate
citizen GAR has a responsibility to
contribute to fire fighting and fire
prevention efforts in high risk areas,
especially peatlands. Our commitment
to the Peat Ecosystem Rehabilitation
Project is driven by that sense of
responsibility. Media coverage of these
efforts helps us reach a broader
section of the community
in which we live and work.
Section 6
20
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd
(GAR)
PT Sinar Mas Agro Resources and
Technology Tbk (PT SMART Tbk)
108 Pasir Panjang Road,
#06-00 Golden Agri Plaza,
Singapore 118535
Sinar Mas Land Plaza, Tower II, 30th Floor
Jl. MH Thamrin No. 51, Jakarta 10350,
Indonesia
t +65 6590 0800
w www.goldenagri.com.sg
e sustainability@goldenagri.com.sg
t
+62 21 5033 8899
Rehabilitation Project
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
1
9-13
Section 1
Section 4
INTRODUCTION
HOW WE MANAGE FIRE
Desa Siaga Api Programme
3-5
14-17
Section 2
WHY PEATLANDS MATTER
Section 5
• Indonesia’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions
CSR
• Opportunity to Reduce CO 2 Emissions
Community Involvement and
from Peatlands
Programmes in PT AMNL
• PT AMNL Conservation Area
6-8
Section 3
18-20
Section 6
CLIPPINGS
PEAT REHABILITATION PROJECT
In The News: Our Fire-fighting Efforts
• What is Peat Rehabilitation and
and Community Engagement
Reforestation?
• Why Do We Need to Rehabilitate Peatlands?
• Stages in a Rehabilitation Project
Section 1
Introduction
Section 1
2
Introduction
Fires on carbon-rich peatlands in Indonesia are the primary cause of massive smoke
pollution commonly referred to as “haze”. It is estimated that 90 percent of haze is caused
by fires on peat areas which release three to six times more particulate matter than fires
on other types of soil [1].
In 2015, prolonged dry conditions
caused by a powerful El Niño weather
phenomenon led to fires burning out
of control on peat areas and other
land, resulting in the worst haze
pollution to hit Indonesia and its
neighbours since 1997.
Haze worsens health problems such
as respiratory ailments; causes low
visibility that hinders transportation;
disrupts daily lives; prevents children
from going to school and contributes
to economic slowdown. According
to the World Bank, more than
2.6 million ha of forest, peat and
other land were damaged by fires
across the archipelago from June to
October 2015. It also estimates that
[1]
Indonesia’s economy alone suffered
a loss of more than USD16 billion
due to the fires and haze.
In light of this, the Indonesian
Government has set up a Peat
Restoration Agency and banned
the clearance and conversion of
peatlands across the country.
Many of our own employees and
the communities surrounding our
plantations are adversely affected by
the haze. Recognising this, we adhere
strictly to our Zero Burning Policy
which has been in place since 1997,
and we continue to invest in the
long-term prevention, management
and suppression of fires. As part of
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2015/12/01/indonesias-fire-and-haze-crisis
these efforts, in November 2015,
we launched the Peat Ecosystem
Rehabilitation Project at PT Agro
Lestari Mandiri (PT AMNL) in
West Kalimantan. Its primary aim is
to prevent future haze-causing peat
fires and is in line with the Indonesian
Government’s focus on revitalising
and protecting peat areas.
Section 2
Why Peatlands Matter
Indonesia’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Opportunity to Reduce CO 2 Emissions from Peatlands
PT AMNL Conservation Area
4
Why Peatlands Matter
1
2
Indonesia’s Carbon
Dioxide Emissions
Opportunity to Reduce CO2 Emissions
from Peatlands
Human activities produce
carbon dioxide (CO2). Prior to the
2015 haze crisis, Indonesia was
ranked the world’s fifth biggest
producer of greenhouse gas
emissions [2]. The main contributors of
emissions are the transportation and
energy sectors and the degradation
of peatlands.
Peatland makes up 12 percent of the
Indonesian land area (22.5 Mha)[3].
Peatland is a unique ecosystem
formed through the accumulation of
partially decayed vegetation or
organic matter in waterlogged and
acidic conditions over thousands
of years.
The forestry and agricultural sectors
in Indonesia have the potential to
deliver more than 80 percent of
Indonesia’s emission reductions.
Peatland conservation is a significant
part of that opportunity given
the potential for peatlands in
Indonesia to release 700MtCO2e
into the atmosphere if developed.
Peat decomposition as a result of
drainage for agriculture produces
continuous emissions, while peatland
fires contribute infrequent emissions
and rapid peat decomposition.
Peatland is particularly flammable
when it is drained and dried after
the vegetation is cleared. Fire is
traditionally used to clear land as
burning increases the pH level
of the soil which is too acidic to
grow crops. Once started, peat fires
can smoulder for weeks or months
underground.
Prolonged dry seasons and
decreased rainfall especially during
an El Niño period, causes a sharp
increase in emissions as a result of
rapid decomposition through
peatland fires. Lower water tables
during the dry season expose larger
carbon stocks to aerobic conditions,
increasing decomposition and peat
subsidence.
Emissions from peatlands are
expected to reach 1.2 Gt CO2e
in 2030 through the continued
[2]
World Resources Institute. Forests and Landscapes in Indonesia http://www.wri.org/our-work/
project/forests-and-landscapes-indonesia/climate-change-indonesia
[3]
Hooijer, etal. Current and future CO2 emissions from drained peatlands in Southeast Asia. Biogeosciences,
7, 1505– 1514, 2010. http://www.biogeosciences.net/7/1505/2010/bg-7-1505-2010.pdf
Section 2
5
3
PT AMNL Conservation Area
development and drainage of
peatlands under a business as
usual scenario[4].
Indonesia is the single largest
emitter of CO2 from ongoing peat
decomposition in the world, with
Kalimantan being the largest emitter
in the country.
CO2 emissions from the peat
sector can be reduced by stopping
deforestation and forest degradation,
re-wetting and rehabilitating the
peatland, as well as through fire
management.
[4]
In PT AMNL, GAR manages
a conservation area exceeding
2,600 ha. Around mid-2015,
GAR conducted a field survey,
which showed that there were
three vegetation types in the area:
peat swamp forest, dry lowland
forest and freshwater swamp.
More than 300 species of plants
and 170 species of wildlife (birds,
mammals, reptiles, and fishes)
were found in the survey area.
More than 85 percent of the plots
Forest Climate Center. Fact sheet – Indonesia Greenhouse Gas Emission Cost Curve. 27 August
2009. http://forestclimatecenter.org/files/2009-08-27% 20Fact% 20Sheet% 20% 20Indonesia% 20Greenhouse% 20Gas% 20Emission% 20Cost% 20Curve% 20by% 20Indonesia
%20National%20Council%20on%20Climate%20Change.pdf
surveyed have biomass of over
100 t/ha. Unfortunately reassessment
of the area via satellite imaging after
the dry season in late 2015 indicated
that almost all remaining forest cover
has been affected by fires.
GAR decided to take immediate
steps to rehabilitate the area in order
to help prevent the recurrence of fires
and avoid emissions in the future.
Section 3
Peat Rehabilitation Project
What is Peat Rehabilitation and Reforestation?
Why Do We Need to Rehabilitate Peatlands?
Stages in a Rehabilitation Project
Section 3
7
Peat Rehabilitation Project
What is Peat Rehabilitation
and Reforestation?
Why Do We Need to
Rehabilitate Peatlands?
Rehabilitation:
•
•
efforts to help the forest recover
some of its original characteristics
or properties; often by replacing
some of the trees and vegetation
lost through logging or other forms
of damage.
•
•
•
Reforestation:
efforts to plant trees – usually of
commercial species – in areas where
trees have been mostly lost or
removed, such as alang-alang
grasslands.
•
•
To reduce vulnerability to fires
To improve the quality of the
forest after disturbance/ damage
To improve the productivity of
the forest after disturbance
To improve the forest as a
habitat for birds and other
animals
To reintroduce species lost by
forest disturbance
To improve the microclimate
within the forest after
disturbance
To reduce soil erosion and
improve hydrology
GAR began work with
third-party technical experts
on the first rehabilitation
stage in December 2015.
Public consultations engaged
the local community to involve
them in the conservation
effort. GAR also engaged
the local government to
obtain their support and
participation.
Section 3
8
Stages in a
Rehabilitation Project
Determine status/condition
of the area
Engage the community
Restore hydrology
of peat area
for rehabilitation by carrying
out conservation area and
biodiversity surveys.
in the rehabilitation project
and conservation efforts.
by controlling drainage
canals and maintaining
a high water table.
Select important
native species
Establish nursery
Collect seeds and
seedlings
to restore as much species
diversity as possible as well as
the physical appearance of the
forest stand. Wildlife food plants
such as Ficus and Artocarpus
will also be included.
for building stock of plants for
planting out in the area.
of selected species.
Section 4
How We Manage Fire
Long-term Prevention
Desa Siaga Api Programme
10
How We Manage Fire
GAR’s Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for fire management requires
a wide range of measures to prevent fires in our plantations.
More than 10,000 Emergency
Response Team personnel have
been trained and are stationed
across all our plantations, ready to
be deployed in a fire emergency.
We have set up a Fire Command
Post at HQ in Jakarta to coordinate
fire management and suppression
with the teams on the ground.
On the ground, we have been:
Keeping the peat areas moist
by re-wetting the areas with
water from rivers and ponds
which were constructed for
that purpose.
Preparing Emergency
Response Teams
consisting of about 30 to
40 personnel per team to
handle fire suppression.
Preparing water reservoirs
around conservation areas
to ensure adequate supply
of water during a fire.
Stationing fire engines at
the plantation.
Ensuring adequate
number of portable
pumps to be used for
fire suppression.
Using high-capacity
pumps to pump water from
the nearest river/ stream to
put out fires.
Increasing the frequency
of fire-monitoring patrols
and involving the
community in fire
monitoring.
Carrying out coordinated
fire suppression with local
authorities. A police report
is also lodged for every
incident.
Transferring 6-tonne water
container tanks to areas
that are burning.
Section 4
11
Long-term Prevention
To prevent fires in the long run, GAR
is stepping up efforts to encourage
the community to stop using fire to
clear land.
We have consistently engaged
farmers and the community to
advocate no-burning.
We plan to launch programmes that
offer the community sustainable
alternatives when clearing land.
Such programmes will involve
building up community awareness
and involving the community in fire
management and prevention.
We also plan to align our CSR
objectives to focus on poverty
alleviation to help tackle the
economic causes of fire.
12
Desa Siaga Api
Programme
In the first quarter of 2016, GAR will carry out pilot
Desa Siaga Api programmes.
This is an initiative that shifts
the focus from response and
suppression to fire prevention.
The programme is aimed at
creating fire-free villages through
collaboration with communities,
enforcement agencies and NGOs.
The objective is to prevent fires
in a five kilometre area around
GAR concessions.
The key components of the programme includes:
1. Assisting the community with
sustainable land-clearing without
the use of fire.
2. Offering CSR incentive
programmes as No Burn Village
Rewards to villages that manage
to achieve fire-free goals.
3. Increasing Community Awareness
of the dangers of fire and haze
to health.
4. Fire Team Empowerment with
participation from the community.
5. Air Quality Monitoring to develop
a baseline to inform a new air
quality monitoring programme.
Section 4
13
From February to November
2016, GAR will monitor
and evaluate the villages
included in the Desa SIAP
Programme. The villages
will receive rewards based
on their level of success in
suppressing fires.
The villages will be categorised into three:
1. DESA SIAGA are villages
that remain fire free. They will
receive social infrastructure
development aid.
2. DESA TANGGAP are villages
that are able to extinguish fire in
less than 24 hours on a burnt
area of less than one hectare.
They will receive social
infrastructure development
assistance.
3. DESA PEDULI are villages that
are able to extinguish fire in less
than 24 hours on a burnt area of
more than one hectare. They will
be placed under supervision.
Section 5
CSR
Community Involvement and
Programmes in PT AMNL
Section 5
15
Community involvement and
programmes in PT AMNL
Communities are motivated by economic reasons to clear land using fire,
as it is the cheapest way to prepare land for crops.
GAR aims to target these economic
causes of fire by improving the
livelihoods of the community through
CSR programmes. In the long run,
the goal is to create zero-burning
communities and community-based
conservation.
Our CSR activities cover
five aspects:
Income
Generation
Infrastructure
GAR aims to build mutually
beneficial relationships with
local communities.
Socio-culture
Education
We provide economic
opportunities for local
businesses, and improve
facilities and infrastructure in
areas such as transportation,
religious activities, culture,
education, and more.
Health
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In 2014 and 2015,
GAR allocated more than Rp 13.5bn for CSR
programmes in PT AMNL in activities including:
Increasing and
improving access to
basic transportation,
including maintenance
and repair of village roads.
Building a mosque at
Dusun Tanjung Toba.
Building of a mushola
(praying room), a madrasa,
and a church in Nanga
Tayap.
Supporting religious
celebrations.
Supporting traditional
ceremony, sapat tahun
in Nanga Tayap.
Granting scholarships
for students.
Providing free computer
courses to students in
Nanga Tayap.
Partnering with Tzu Chi
Foundation to offer free
medication for the
community, enhancing
Integrated Health Service
Point (Posyandu) and
assisting with the provision
of clean water.
Providing general health
care and respiratory
infection treatment in
Nanga Tayap, and in
partnership with Tzu Chi
Foundation, free health
care in Simpang Tiga
Sembelangaan & Tanjung
Medan villages.
As the head of Sembelangaan Hamlet, I really appreciate and support Sinar Mas’
programme to protect the river by replanting plants, especially fruit-producing plants that
can be used by the villagers. We’re taught not to poison nor electrocute the fish to catch
them. We hope that the villagers will be more involved in reforestation programmes along
the river because it will bring sustainable benefits for generations to come.”
Bapak Sartimin
Head of Sembelangaan Hamlet
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Sinar Mas has done quite a lot of CSR activities that have positively impacted us,
but for me (the building of church) is the one most impressive gesture. Worshipping
has become convenient for me and for my fellow villagers. We invite all Catholic
staff of Sinar Mas to worship with us too, to strengthen the bond between us.”
Bapak Musi
Resident of Sebuak Hamlet
Praise be to Allah…we are really grateful for the building of the 12 x 23 m
multipurpose building because it will be very useful to us. For instance, if we want
to celebrate a wedding, hold a social event or organize other activities, we no longer
need to use tents. The building can also be used for sports, such as badminton.
We hope that from now on, the relationship between the company and us can be
even more harmonious.”
Bapak Kelik
Resident of Sungai Kelik Village
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Clippings
In The News: Our Fire-fighting Efforts
and Community Engagement (news clippings)
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As a good neighbour and corporate
citizen GAR has a responsibility to
contribute to fire fighting and fire
prevention efforts in high risk areas,
especially peatlands. Our commitment
to the Peat Ecosystem Rehabilitation
Project is driven by that sense of
responsibility. Media coverage of these
efforts helps us reach a broader
section of the community
in which we live and work.
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(GAR)
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Technology Tbk (PT SMART Tbk)
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#06-00 Golden Agri Plaza,
Singapore 118535
Sinar Mas Land Plaza, Tower II, 30th Floor
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Indonesia
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