Tackling the Haze: What is the Role of Business?

1. Tackling the Haze: What is the Role of Business? A Presentation toCSR Asia25 July 2007 Brad Sanders Fire, Safety & Aviation Department

2. Overview • Contributing Causes of Haze • Weather • Reason for people to ignite fires • Examples • Business’ Responsibility • International standard • Fire protection • “No Burn” implementation • Fire prevention & livelihood options • Fire response system • 2006 results • Long-term solution

3. The Haze Land-clearing with fire in Indonesia is an age-old practice that has now become a major trans-national problem

4. In Riau, there are two dry seasons per year when land-clearing with fire occurs 1st Dry Period 2nd Dry Period Average Fires/Month Source: APRIL Riaufiber Estates 2002 – 2007

5. Health Hazards, Economic Losses, Political Tension HAZE Ineffective Fire Detection and Response Systems Increased Incidence of Forest and Land Fires Normal Dry Season (1 – 2 times a year) and/or Severe Extended Dry Season (El Nino) • Small Farmers • Shifting cultivation • Oil Palm • Illegal Land Use • Speculators / grabbers • Illegal plantation developers • Illegal settlers • Illegal logging • SME Plantation Companies • Cannot afford mechanical land-clearing; • No other means to dispose • of wood Why Does Haze Happen in Indonesia? Poverty, unclear land tenure, agrarian society, fire is traditional tool, no fear of prosecution

6. Small farmers using land-clearing fires adjacent to remote perimeter boundaries remain the greatest fire threat to Riaufiber plantations.

7. Palm oil company builds windrows but continues to use or allow fire to burn slash before planting palm oil. • Small – Medium palm oil enterprise builds “windrows” but unable to dispose of wood waste.

8. Fire is used or allowed to burn the slash before planting palm oil.

9. Temporary laborers working for local elite use fire to claim land for palm oil development.

10. The illegal sale & claiming of land leads to slash & burn land-clearing fires to illegally establish palm oil plantations.

11. Fire & Haze: APRIL’s Position • No-burn policy since 1994 • Only use mechanical methods to clear & prepare land • Invests in programs, systems, equipment, people: • Provision of livelihood options • Fire prevention education & awareness • Active monitoring & early detection within our plantations • Rapid response to fire incidents within our plantations

12. UN-FAO Fire Management Actions Alliance • 16 May 2007 - 4th International Wildland Fire Management Conference, Seville, Spain • Thirty world-wide Institutions voluntarily joined the Alliance • Improve fire management and reduce fire damage through implementation and • promotion of Voluntary Guidelines – Principles & Strategic Actions • (www.fao.org/forestry/site/35853/en). • Defines needed actions to improve fire management by • strengthening policies, regulations, plans, procedures & • implementation • APRIL is the first & only • fiber plantation company in • Indonesia to commit & implement • the Fire Management Guidelines

13. Fire Protection Responsibilities • Fiber Plantations (335,000 ha) • In-field Wood Supply • Conservation Areas • Air Quality

14. 4.12 Fuel Management Why we don’t burn? • Organic matter is source of soil nutrients, minimizes soil erosion; protects water quality • Wood is our raw material • Carbon in fiber reduces pulp quality • Fire is a threat to assets and operations • Eliminate smoke/haze to protect air quality

15. 4.12 Fuel Management No Burn Policy Implementation Mechanical Land Clearing Cost: US$ 150 – 300 / ha Duration: 1-3 days / ha

16. 4.12 Fuel Management Natural Forest Greenbelts Serve as Fuel Breaks • “Mosaic” concept provides biodiversity • Wildlife travel corridors • Effective to control spread of large fires

17. 4.3 Fire Awareness & Education Providing Livelihood Options • Integrated Farming System • Benefits 3,655 trainees in 96 villages; helps villagers move from shifting cultivation to sustainable agriculture • Community Fiber Farms • 27,000 ha planted using “No Burn” technique • Small & Medium Enterprise Program • Vocational training, scholarships, social infrastructure support

18. 4.3 Fire Awareness & Education Fire Prevention & Awareness • Public signboards • Contract Requirements • Awareness briefings with workers • Educational materials

19. 4.9 Initial Attack / Action Rapid Response Capability

20. 4.9 Initial Attack / Action Pro-active Fiber Estate Management Support • All Estate Management recognize the importance of Emergency Response • A temporary re-prioritization of all operational work assignments to quickly and effectively resolve the incident. • This includes the use of Estate Personnel, contractor equipment, & sustained logistic support…

21. 4.15 Monitoring & Assessment 2006 Results • 194 fires • 541 ha burned • Average size fire is 2.8 ha • 90% of fires are fully extinguished within 3 days from initial attack • 94% of fires extinguished at less than 10 ha • 66% of fires extinguished at less than 1 ha

22. 4.4 Fire Prevention Long-term Solution • Multi-stakeholder involvement - concerted, committed action • Government • Consistent enforcement of existing laws • Develop alternative land preparation methods (no fire) • Legislation & market opportunity to utilize waste wood • Investment in effective fire response systems • Businesses • Sustainable management of forest resources • NGOs, Media, Communities • Grassroots education & awareness • Create economically viable options for the use of wood from legal land-clearing • Develop new market opportunities for use of wood that is otherwise burned