Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Burnt-Forest-in-Sampit-27MZIFLEJHLT.htmlConceptually similarBurnt Forest in SampitGP018UMCompleted★★★★Deforestation in Central KalimantanGP0STOATPCompleted★★★★Deforestation in Central KalimantanGP0STOATQCompleted★★★★Deforestation in Central KalimantanGP0STOBGSCompleted★★★★Deforestation in Central KalimantanGP0STOBHCCompleted★★★★★★Deforestation in Central KalimantanGP0STOBHDCompleted★★★★Deforestation in Central KalimantanGP0STOBHECompleted★★★★Deforestation in Central KalimantanGP0STOBHFCompleted★★★★Deforestation in Central KalimantanGP0STOBGRCompleted★★★★View AllGP019ALBurnt Forest in SampitA section of recently burnt forest in Sampit, the forest was burnt to make space for other crops like palm oil and rice.Locations:Central Kalimantan-Indonesia-Kotawaringin Timur, Borneo-Sampit-Southeast AsiaDate:2 Oct, 2007Credit:© Greenpeace / Natalie BehringMaximum size:6144px X 4096pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Day-Destruction-Forest fire-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-TreesShoot:Forest Areas Cleared for Palm Oil in IndonesiaThe region of Kalimantan is used to accommodate large scale palm oil plantations. Palm oil companies burn the drained peatlands to plant palm oil saplings and so release vast amounts of peatland carbon in the form of carbon dioxide, which is the leading greenhouse gas. The companies are acting in flagrant violating of Indonesian laws on forest management and an existing Presidential decree designed to protect peatlands, according to investigations conducted by Greenpeace.
