Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Tesso-Nilo-National-Park-in-Sumatra-27MZIFVI5WDX.htmlConceptually similarTesso Nilo National Park in SumatraGP04V0BCompleted★★★★Tesso Nilo National Park in SumatraGP04V0CCompleted★★★★Tesso Nilo National Park in SumatraGP04V0DCompleted★★★★Tesso Nilo National Park in SumatraGP04V0GCompleted★★★★Tesso Nilo National Park in SumatraGP04V1UCompleted★★★★Elephant Patrol in RiauGP04KUWCompleted★★★★Tesso Nilo National Park in SumatraGP04V0ICompleted★★★★Tesso Nilo National Park in SumatraGP04V0KCompleted★★★★★★Tesso Nilo National Park in SumatraGP04V0LCompleted★★★★View AllGP04V1STesso Nilo National Park in SumatraIndonesia Tesso Nilo National ParkFlying squad member during patrols at the Tesso Nilo National Park, Indonesia. The park suffers heavy encroachment from illegal loggers and illegal settlers who clear the park for crops and palm oil plantations, as well as village sites. Already, 28,600 hectares, or about a third of the park, has been deforested.Locations:Indonesia-Riau-Southeast Asia-Sumatra-Tesso Nilo National ParkDate:28 Sep, 2013Credit:© Ardiles Rante / GreenpeaceLatitude:0°13'34"SMaximum size:6144px X 4096pxLongitude102°1'22"EKeywords:Day-Elephants-Endangered species-Forests (campaign title)-Forests (topography)-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-National parks-One person-Outdoors-Rear view-Trees-Tropical rainforestsShoot:Tesso Nilo National Park in SumatraTesso Nilo National Park in Sumatra, Indonesia, has one of the world’s highest recorded diversities of plants and supports key populations of critically endangered Sumatran elephants and tigers. It was designated a national park in 2004, but most of the natural forest in and around Tesso Nilo has now been cleared and replaced with plantations to feed the pulp and palm oil sectors. By 2013, just a quarter of the area of the Tesso Nilo forest complex remained forested.
