Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Burned-Peatland-in-Sumatra-27MZIF37M5VR.htmlConceptually similarBurned Peatland in SumatraGP0STOTY2Completed★★★★Burned Peatland in SumatraGP0STOTY5Completed★★★★★★Draining Canals in SumatraGP0STOTXRCompleted★★★★Draining Canals in SumatraGP0STOTXSCompleted★★★★Draining Canals in SumatraGP0STOTXTCompleted★★★★Draining Canal in SumatraGP0STOTXWCompleted★★★★★★Draining Canal in SumatraGP0STOTXXCompleted★★★★Draining Canal in SumatraGP0STOTXYCompleted★★★★Draining Canal in SumatraGP0STOTXZCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STOTY1Burned Peatland in SumatraPeatland destroyed by forest fires, caused by canals dug to drain the land by privately owned concessions. Sungai Tohor, Kepullauan District, Sumatra, Indonesia.Locations:Indonesia-Kepulauan Meranti Regency-Riau-Southeast Asia-SumatraDate:3 Feb, 2015Credit:© Katarina Premfors / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5616px X 3744pxKeywords:Day-Deforestation-Destruction-Forest fires-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Peatland-Trees-Tropical rainforestsShoot:Sungai Tohor Community in SumatraThe indigenous community in Sungai Tohor, Kepulauan Meranti Regency, Sumatra, lives at the edge of a devastated forest. Currently a major source of income for them is the production of sago, a starch extracted from the spongy centre of various tropical palm stems.