Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Clearing-Forest-near-the-Kapuas-River-27MZIFLSJKUF.htmlConceptually similarAftermath of Forest Fire on the Kapuas RiverGP018AUCompleted★★★★Aftermath of Forest Fire on the Kapuas RiverGP019CPCompleted★★★★Forests Timber DocumentationGP012IECompleted★★★★★★Aftermath of Forest Fire on the Kapuas RiverGP018MXCompleted★★★★Burnt Forest Bordering Canal Development in West KalimantanGP0STPH81Completed★★★★Cleared Forest in IndonesiaGP0213JCompleted★★★★Deforestation in Central KalimantanGP0STO8YDCompleted★★★★★★Deforestation in Central KalimantanGP0STO8K0Completed★★★★Deforestation in Central KalimantanGP0STOATPCompleted★★★★View AllGP01B53Clearing Forest near the Kapuas RiverHeavy machinery knocks down trees and destroys a forest to make a canal along the Kapuas River.Locations:Central Kalimantan-Indonesia-Kapuas River-Mentangai-Southeast AsiaDate:4 Oct, 2007Credit:© Greenpeace / Natalie BehringMaximum size:4683px X 3133pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Day-Deforestation-Destruction-Diggers-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Rainforests-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.
