Riau Province is an administrative region on the eastern coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, where the pulp and paper company APRIL maintains significant industrial operations. The province contains large areas of tropical forest and peatland that have been subject to conversion for plantation agriculture and timber extraction.
APRIL’s presence in Riau has made the province a focal point for debates around sustainable forestry practices, peatland management and the balance between industrial development and conservation in Indonesia’s resource-rich regions.
