Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Workers-at-a-Palm-Oil-Plantation-in-Sumatra-27MZIFLF0GLC.htmlConceptually similarWorkers at a Palm Oil Plantation in SumatraGP01GONCompleted★★★★Workers at a Palm Oil Plantation in SumatraGP01GOKCompleted★★★★Workers at a Palm Oil Plantation in SumatraGP01GOMCompleted★★★★Worker at a Palm Oil Plantation in SumatraGP01GOICompleted★★★★Worker at a Palm Oil Plantation in SumatraGP01GOJCompleted★★★★Working at a Plantation in SumatraGP01GOECompleted★★★★Palm Oil Worker in SumatraGP01GO5Completed★★★★Palm Oil Worker in SumatraGP01GO6Completed★★★★Palm Oil Worker in SumatraGP01GO7Completed★★★★View AllGP01GOLWorkers at a Palm Oil Plantation in SumatraIndonesian workers carefully tend to newly planted palm oil shoots at a nursery in the Duta Palma plantation.Locations:Indonesia-Kuala Cenaku-Riau-Southeast Asia-SumatraDate:18 Mar, 2008Credit:© Greenpeace / Natalie BehringMaximum size:6144px X 4096pxKeywords:Agriculture-Crops-Day-Deforestation-Duta Palma Group-Farmers-Farming-Forests (campaign title)-Industries-Industry-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Manual workers-Oil palm (plants)-Outdoors-Plantations-Two people-WomenShoot: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:Documentation on Palm Oil Industry in Indonesia (Photo & Video)
