Developing sustainable sources of wood through tree plantations is the cornerstone of APRIL's long-term wood supply strategy for its pulp and paper mills. Plantation development is proceeding as planned. APRIL started harvesting its Acacia tree plantations in 2001. By year 2004, one pulp line will be fully supplied with plantation-grown Acacia. By 2008/9 APRIL's tree plantations will be supporting all of the pulp mill's requirement for 2 million tons of pulp production.

APRIL's Research & Development program has improved both plantation growth and yield, and results show that the APRIL tree plantation sites are able to support multiple rotations.

APRIL has had a "No Burn" policy since 1994 and works with local farmers to clear their land, conserving nutrients that would be lost through burning. APRIL is a member of the Haze Prevention Group, which aims to minimize the incidents of burning in Indonesia with satellite surveillance and preventive fire fighting schemes on company concessions and on adjacent community land.

Through APRIL's Community Development program, the company encourages local people to adopt an Integrated Farming system which will provide them with a sustainable living, rather than adopting a slash and burn approach before moving on.

In order to balance the goals of sustainable plantation development with biodiversity conservation, areas with conservation value and corridors of natural forests and other types of natural vegetation are being identified for protection and ecological rehabilitation. 20% of APRIL's concession area is set aside for conservation.