Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Journey-Through-Peatland-Forest-in-Indonesia-27MZIFL3E4XM.htmlConceptually similarJourney Through Peatland Forest in IndonesiaGP01ZAACompleted★★★★Journey Through Peatland Forest in IndonesiaGP01ZABCompleted★★★★Journey Through Peatland Forest in IndonesiaGP01Z9VCompleted★★★★Greenpeace Climate Defenders CampGP01ZA6Completed★★★★Journey Through Peatland Forest in IndonesiaGP01Z9XCompleted★★★★Fisherman in Peatland Forest in IndonesiaGP01ZA2Completed★★★★Fisherman at Climate Defenders CampGP01Z9MCompleted★★★★Fisherman in IndonesiaGP01ZIDCompleted★★★★★★Fisherman in IndonesiaGP01ZA1Completed★★★★View AllGP01Z9WJourney Through Peatland Forest in IndonesiaDedi Jambang, local fisherman and guide for a Greenpeace team, on the front of his boat while traveling through the intact peatland rainforest on very narrow water streams. The destruction of rainforests to produce palm oil is threatening the survival of local communities, wildlife and accelerating climate change.Locations:Indonesia-Riau-Southeast Asia-SumatraDate:10 Nov, 2009Credit:© Will Rose / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5616px X 3744pxKeywords:Boats-Climate (campaign title)-East Asian ethnicities-Fishers-Forests (campaign title)-Forests (topography)-Huts-KWCI (GPI)-Men-One person-Outdoors-Rainforests-Rivers-Tropical rainforestsShoot:Journey Through Peatland Forest in IndonesiaWhile the Greenpeace “Climate Defenders Camp” is active drawing attention to the destruction of Indonesian forests for expansion of oil palm plantations, a Greenpeace team travels with a local fisherman, Pak Dani Jambang, to his home on the Serkap River. Pak Dani, 56 year old, says that the last 12 years the deforestation around his home village Teluk Meranti has made life difficult. Since 1997 the family's fish catch has dropped by almost 70 percent. The peat water draining, following the destruction of the forests, gets mixed with the water of the river and the lake which becomes acidified by the huge amount of nutrients from the peatland. "Before the big companies came here and began to devastate the rainforest, we caught about 100 kg of fish per month. Now our catch is between 30 and 40 kg”, he says. The area where he lives and his ancestors lived for generations has not yet been reached by logging companies, but it is under threat as they try to gain permits for deforestation.Related Collections:Journey Through Peatland Forest in IndonesiaBad Influence - Deforestation ReportDeforestation in IndonesiaCaught Red Handed (All Photographers)