Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Deforestation-in-Sampit-27MZIFLB4IU4.htmlConceptually similarDeforestation in Central KalimantanGP0STOATPCompleted★★★★Deforestation in Central KalimantanGP0STOBGZCompleted★★★★Deforestation in Central KalimantanGP0STOBH1Completed★★★★Deforestation in Central KalimantanGP0STOBHECompleted★★★★Deforestation in Central KalimantanGP0STOBHFCompleted★★★★Deforestation in Central KalimantanGP0STOATNCompleted★★★★Deforestation in Central KalimantanGP0STOATOCompleted★★★★Deforestation in Central KalimantanGP0STOATQCompleted★★★★Deforestation in Central KalimantanGP0STOBGSCompleted★★★★View AllGP018OHDeforestation in SampitA sign is seen here in a protected forest area where ironically all the trees have been chopped down.Locations:Central Kalimantan-Indonesia-Kotawaringin Timur, Borneo-Sampit-Southeast AsiaDate:2 Oct, 2007Credit:© Greenpeace / Natalie BehringMaximum size:5835px X 3896pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Day-Deforestation-Destruction-FLORA-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-SignsShoot: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.
