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Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has entered a partnership with Habitat for Humanity to create an 'eco-tourism' village in Indonesia.
The settlement in Soran near the Mount Merapi volcano will consist of more than 420 homes and guest accommodation. APP, which strenuously denies claims by environmental campaigners that it is connected to deforestation and illegal logging in Indonesia, hopes the new village, and other projects like it, will tackle poverty in Indonesia which it says is the real cause of clandestine tree-cutting. Sixty per cent of families in Soran live below the poverty line.
The project, which will take three years to complete, is the first of its kind to be established by Habitat, a non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating homelessness and poverty. Aida Greenbury, sustainability managing director at APP, said the company’s support was designed to create 'sustainable economic opportunities' for local people, and will include training for residents in laundry management, food preparation, and the marketing of traditional arts.
A fifth of APP’s annual financial contribution to the project will be set aside for ongoing disaster relief in the wake of the recent eruption of Mount Merapi, and villagers will also be trained in 'disaster risk mitigation'.
APP is headquartered in Indonesia and markets its products in more than 62 countries.
The settlement in Soran near the Mount Merapi volcano will consist of more than 420 homes and guest accommodation. APP, which strenuously denies claims by environmental campaigners that it is connected to deforestation and illegal logging in Indonesia, hopes the new village, and other projects like it, will tackle poverty in Indonesia which it says is the real cause of clandestine tree-cutting. Sixty per cent of families in Soran live below the poverty line.
The project, which will take three years to complete, is the first of its kind to be established by Habitat, a non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating homelessness and poverty. Aida Greenbury, sustainability managing director at APP, said the company’s support was designed to create 'sustainable economic opportunities' for local people, and will include training for residents in laundry management, food preparation, and the marketing of traditional arts.
A fifth of APP’s annual financial contribution to the project will be set aside for ongoing disaster relief in the wake of the recent eruption of Mount Merapi, and villagers will also be trained in 'disaster risk mitigation'.
APP is headquartered in Indonesia and markets its products in more than 62 countries.
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