Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Excavating-on-a-Palm-Oil-Plantation-in-Riau-27MZIFLF0KQS.htmlConceptually similarDeforestation in SumatraGP01GP3Completed★★★★Deforestation in SumatraGP01GP5Completed★★★★Forest Cleared for Palm Oil in RiauGP01GP0Completed★★★★★★Deforestation in SumatraGP01GOZCompleted★★★★★★Palm Oil Compost in SumatraGP01GOVCompleted★★★★Deforestation in SumatraGP01GOWCompleted★★★★Deforestation in SumatraGP01GOYCompleted★★★★★★Palm Oil Shoots in SumatraGP01GOPCompleted★★★★Boots in Palm Oil Plantation in SumatraGP01GOCCompleted★★★★View AllGP01GP1Excavating on a Palm Oil Plantation in RiauExcavators beside a peatland drainage canal cutting through recently deforested and burnt peatland in a recently-planted palm oil concession in Riau owned by the Duta Palma group.Locations:Indonesia-Indragiri Hulu Regency-Riau-Southeast Asia-SumatraDate:19 Mar, 2008Credit:© Greenpeace / Natalie BehringMaximum size:4801px X 3179pxKeywords:Agriculture-Day-Deforestation-Destruction-Diggers-Duta Palma Group-Forests (campaign title)-Industries-KWCI (GPI)-Machinery-Outdoors-Peatland-PlantationsShoot:Documentation on Palm Oil Industry in IndonesiaSumatra is home to a number of palm oil plantations such as the ever expanding Duta-Palma plantation which employs people from the local area to work in the fields. For a days work the workers will be paid around $3.50 US. The production of palm oil and the expansion of the industry by cosmetic, food and biofuel company’s is driving the wholesale destruction of Indonesia’s rainforests and peatlands through growing palm oil consumption. The natural peatlands are drained and the areas are burned in order to make space for plant palm oil saplings. This causes massive amounts of biodiversity loss and releases vast amounts of peatland carbon in the form of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Related Collections:Forests Report: A Dirty BusinessDocumentation on Palm Oil Industry in Indonesia (Photo & Video)