Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Aftermath-of-Forest-Fire-on-the-Kapuas-River-27MZIFLB8Z08.htmlConceptually similarAftermath of Forest Fire on the Kapuas RiverGP018AUCompleted★★★★Aftermath of Forest Fire on the Kapuas RiverGP018AACompleted★★★★★★Aftermath of Forest Fire on the Kapuas RiverGP019CPCompleted★★★★Aftermath of Forest Fire on the Kapuas RiverGP018YLCompleted★★★★★★Aftermath of Forest Fire on the Kapuas RiverGP0199TCompleted★★★★Aftermath of Forest FireGP019B3Completed★★★★Aftermath of Forest FireGP01GLGCompleted★★★★Aftermath of Forest Fire on the Kapuas RiverGP019FKCompleted★★★★Aftermath of Forest Fire on the Kapuas RiverGP018MXCompleted★★★★View AllGP018ATAftermath of Forest Fire on the Kapuas RiverA recently burned forest along the Kapuas river. It is illegal under Indonesian law to use fires to clear land, yet palm oil companies regularly flout this and other environmental laws.Locations:Central Kalimantan-Indonesia-Kapuas River-Mentangai-Southeast AsiaDate:4 Oct, 2007Credit:© Greenpeace / Natalie BehringMaximum size:4368px X 2912pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Day-Deforestation-Destruction-Forest fire-Forest fires-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Rivers-Sadness-Smoke-Sunrises-Trees-Tropical rainforestsShoot:Forest Areas Cleared for Palm Oil in IndonesiaThe region of Kalimantan is used to accommodate large scale palm oil plantations. Palm oil companies burn the drained peatlands to plant palm oil saplings and so release vast amounts of peatland carbon in the form of carbon dioxide, which is the leading greenhouse gas. The companies are acting in flagrant violating of Indonesian laws on forest management and an existing Presidential decree designed to protect peatlands, according to investigations conducted by Greenpeace.Related Collections:Bad Influence - Deforestation ReportA Halt on Indonesia Rainforest Destruction (All Photographers)Caught Red Handed (All Photographers)
