Damming Activity in Kalimantan

Ahmad Afandi a.k.a Andi Babas a vocalist of the Indonesian rock band 'Boomerang’ poses for photograph during the damming activity to block a canal drainage on the peatlands in Paduran village, Sebangau sub district, Central Kalimantan province, Indonesia. Greenpeace and other NGOs are working with the Paduran community to re-wet peatlands and prevent future fires. The direct action to restore peatlands is being carried out by the local community along with Greenpeace and local organisations Save our Borneo and the Center for International Cooperation in Sustainable Management of Tropical Peatland (CIMTROP) at the University of Palangkaraya.

Unique identifier: GP0STPI34

Type: Image

Shoot date: 01/12/2015

Locations: Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, Paduran, Sebangau

Credit line: © Ardiles Rante / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Damming Activity in Central Kalimantan

The direct action to restore peatlands is being carried out by the local community along with Greenpeace and local organisations Save our Borneo and the Center for International Cooperation in Sustainable Management of Tropical Peatland (CIMTROP) at the University of Palangka Raya.

Forest and peatland destruction, mainly for plantations, is both a major cause of forest fires and the source of Indonesia’s largest contribution to climate change. Greenpeace calls on the Indonesian government and CEOs of big palm oil and paper companies to work together to ban trade with any company that continues to drain peatlands and destroy forests.

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