Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) has published a report marking a year since it announced its intention to end all natural forest clearance in its supply chain through its Forest Conservation Policy (FCP).

Launching the report at a special FCP anniversary event in Jakarta, APP’s managing director of sustainability and stakeholder engagement Aida Greenbury called for greater collaboration among businesses, communities and organisations to protect Indonesia’s forests.

“We are creating management plans to ensure the viability of the 2.6m hectares that our suppliers are responsible for. However, unless all of Indonesia’s land is properly managed too, then the forest landscape will continue to be at risk from further degradation,” she said.

“It is time for all parties to get active and start working together. The days of campaigning against businesses that have shown commitment to change the way they operate, as we have, should be brought to a conclusion,” she added. A year ago, with the launch of its FCP, APP instigated an end to all deforestation activities across the 2.6m hectares of land in Indonesia on which it operates.