Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Destruction-of-Peat-Land-in-Sumatra-27MZIFI6D32T.htmlConceptually similarDestruction of Peat Land in SumatraGP023WDCompleted★★★★Destruction of Peat Land in SumatraGP023WGCompleted★★★★★★★Peat Land Forest DestructionGP01L5PCompleted★★★★Peat Land Forest DestructionGP01L5QCompleted★★★★Peat Land Forest DestructionGP01L5RCompleted★★★★Peat Land Forest DestructionGP01L5SCompleted★★★★Peat Land Forest DestructionGP01L5TCompleted★★★★Destruction of Peat Land in SumatraGP023WECompleted★★★★★★Peat Land Forest DestructionGP01L5OCompleted★★★★View AllGP023WFDestruction of Peat Land in SumatraForest destruction in Kerumutan Peat Swamp Forest.Covering 1.3 million hectares, the Kerumutan Peat Swamp Forest is one of the most critically threatenedareas in the Riau province. It has been designated one of the regional priority landscapes for conservingtigers.Locations:Indonesia-Riau-Southeast Asia-SumatraDate:28 Apr, 2010Credit:© GreenpeaceLatitude:0°13'26"SMaximum size:4288px X 2848pxLongitude102°52'43"EKeywords:Aerial view-Clearcutting-Day-Deforestation-Destruction-Diggers-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Landscapes-Logging practices-Outdoors-Paper industry-Peat-PeatlandShoot:Forest Destruction in SumatraRecent destroyed forest land by Sinar Mas’ paper arm, Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), in Kerumutan and Bukit Tigapuluh areas. APP is Indonesia’s largest pulp and paper producer. Spanning over half a million hectares, the Bukit Tigapuluh forest in Central Sumatra is one of the last refuges for the critically endangered Sumatran tiger. It has been designated one of the twenty highest global priority landscapes for conserving tigers. Of this landscape, 144,000 hectares are designated as the Bukit Tigapuluh National Park.Bukit Tigapuluh is the island’s largest lowland rainforest region, hosting incredible biodiversity: 660 plant species, 200 species of birds and 60 mammal species, including the highly endangered clouded leopard (Neofelic nebulosa), Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) and elephant (Elephas maximus).Related Collections:"Countdown to Extinction" Report Collection'Pulping the Planet' Report in Indonesia