Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Forest-Fires-in-Sumatra-27MZIFVEMMTT.htmlConceptually similarForest Fires in SumatraGP04NBWCompleted★★★★Forest Fires in SumatraGP04NBXCompleted★★★★Monkeys near Forest Fires in SumatraGP04NBRCompleted★★★★Documenting Forest Fires in SumatraGP04NBYCompleted★★★★★★Forest Fires in SumatraGP04NBZCompleted★★★★Documenting Forest Fires in SumatraGP04NC0Completed★★★★Documenting Forest Fires in SumatraGP04NC1Completed★★★★Forest Fires in SumatraGP04NC2Completed★★★★Forest Fires in SumatraGP04NC3Completed★★★★View AllGP04NC5Forest Fires in SumatraFire on deforested peatland near PT Tunggal Mitra Plantation – a palm oil company belonging to the Sime Darby group, a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palmoil (RSPO). According to the most recent official charts, the area at Pujud village in Rokan Hilir Regency, Riau, Sumatra is covered by the Indonesia government’s moratorium on the issuance of new permits in primary forests and peatlands.Locations:Indonesia-Riau-Rokan Hilir Regency-Southeast Asia-SumatraDate:25 Jun, 2013Credit:© Ulet Ifansasti / GreenpeaceLatitude:1°27'3.13"NMaximum size:3600px X 2400pxLongitude100°48'24.91"EKeywords:Air pollution-Burning-Day-Deforestation-Destruction-Fires-Forest fires-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Palm oil (product)-Peat-Peatland-Plantations-Smoke-Tropical rainforestsShoot:Forest Fires in SumatraThousands of peatland fires in Riau, Sumatra - the majority within pulp and palm oil concessions - have caused record-breaking air pollution in Singapore and Malaysia, with the haze extending as far as Thailand. Decades of forest destruction and drainage of peatland by the pulp and palm oil sector – including members of the Roundtable on Sustainable palm oil – have created the conditions for these fires. Greenpeace calls for the RSPO and all pulp and palm oil producers to implement a ban on deforestation and peatland development.Related Collections:Certifying Destruction, Forest Fires Link to RSPO (All Photographers)Sumatran Forest Fires Force Evacuation
