Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Forest-Cleared-for-Palm-Oil-in-Riau-27MZIFLF03VF.htmlConceptually similarExcavating on a Palm Oil Plantation in RiauGP01GP1Completed★★★★★★Palm Oil Worker in SumatraGP01GO5Completed★★★★Palm Oil Worker in SumatraGP01GO6Completed★★★★Palm Oil Worker in SumatraGP01GO7Completed★★★★Palm Oil Compost in SumatraGP01GOVCompleted★★★★Deforestation in SumatraGP01GP3Completed★★★★Deforestation in SumatraGP01GP5Completed★★★★Boots in Palm Oil Plantation in SumatraGP01GOCCompleted★★★★Working at a Plantation in SumatraGP01GOGCompleted★★★★View AllGP01GP0Forest Cleared for Palm Oil in RiauRecently cleared peatland rainforest in a 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:6144px X 4096pxKeywords:Agriculture-Day-Deforestation-Destruction-Duta Palma Group-Forests (campaign title)-Industries-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Peatland-Plantations-Rainforests-TreesShoot: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)