Forest Fires Documentation in Riau

Greenpeace activists hold a banner reading "Extend and Strengthen Forest Moratorium" in a forest moratorium area in Sumber Jaya Village, District Siak Kecil, Bengkalis, Riau Province, Indonesia.

Unique identifier: GP0STP09E

Type: Image

Shoot date: 19/04/2015

Locations: Asia, Indonesia, Riau, Southeast Asia, Sumatra

Credit line: © Rony Muharrman / Greenpeace

Latitude: 1°15'47.42"N

Longitude: 102°2'2.04"E

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Forest Fires Documentation in Riau

Indonesia’s forest moratorium, in place since 2011 and due to expire on May 13 2015, calls for a stop to new concessions for logging and pulp and paper or palm oil. Greenpeace investigations show however that the moratorium is often ignored because it lacks the force of law. The moratorium must be strengthened in order to legally protect all natural forest and peatland, both inside and outside concessions. Unless the moratorium is strengthened, at least 48.5 million hectares of forest – over three times the area of Java – will remain under threat.

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