The truth behind APP's greenwash - Pemerintah Kota Jambi

APP first destroys millions of old trees of hundreds of different species to plant
young trees of one species and then cuts every planted tree 5-7 years later. Net
out: big emissions - no sequestration. Even more devastating for the climate,
SMG/APP continuously drains very carbon rich peat soils to destroy their forests
and plant its monocultures, releasing millions of tons of carbon into the
atmosphere that affect the world’s climate (See also Chapter 2.3.).
The Indonesian moratorium on deforestation is in fact only a moratorium of the issuance of
new licenses in so-called primary forests and peatlands for which no permit has ever been
issued 186, 187, 188, 189 . This means only very few forests in Sumatra are protected by the
moratorium with basically no impact on SMG/APP (Map 9). With very few exceptions, the
group will continue its destruction of natural forest and draining of peat soils in their existing
concessions. APP can even obtain licenses to cut down natural forests that are still available
and not covered by the moratorium (Map 9).
Map 9. SMG/APP and RGE/APRIL wood supplier concessions and Barito Pacific concessions,
natural forest remaining in 2008/2009 and moratorium areas (where new permits would not
be issued during the moratorium) based on the Ministry of Forestry SK. 323/Menhut-II/2011
on 17 June 2011 190 . No natural forest inside known SMG/APP affiliated concessions in the
study area is protected by the moratorium.
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