Herakles Farms respects the biodiversity in the region in which it operates and strives to preserve and enhance the surrounding ecosystem. To this end, the company has committed to:
- not planting on any primary forest, high conservation value forest (HCVF) or peat lands, and is taking measures to enhance and protect any such areas in or bordering its concession
- creating buffer zones between its planted area and HCVF
- a no burning land policy
- a zero-discharge oil extraction mill design that will
- include methane capture and / or effluent treatment for utilization as a nutrient-enriched source of water and organic fertilizer for the trees
- be energy self-sufficient, so as not to place extra demand requirements on the power grid
- planting leguminous crops and beneficial flora to reduce use of non-organic herbicides and to enhance water retention
- not use chemicals classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as Type 1A or 1B, nor use the International Finance Corporation (IFC)-sanctioned paraquat
- adopting an integrated pest management system (IPM) to reduce the need for pesticides
- prohibiting hunting within its concession, and among its employees, in the neighboring protected areas
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