Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Draining-Canal-in-Sumatra-27MZIF37EU3W.htmlConceptually similarSago Mill Worker in SumatraGP0STOTYBCompleted★★★★Sago Mill Worker in SumatraGP0STOTYCCompleted★★★★Sago Mill in SumatraGP0STOTXECompleted★★★★Sago Palm Transport in SumatraGP0STOTTNCompleted★★★★Sago Palm Transport in SumatraGP0STOTTOCompleted★★★★Sago Plantation in SumatraGP0STOTTZCompleted★★★★Sungai Tohor Community in SumatraGP0STOTY6Completed★★★★Rumbia Logs Transported in SumatraGP0STOTYGCompleted★★★★Rumbia Logs Transported in SumatraGP0STOTYJCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STOTXVDraining Canal in SumatraThe canal dug by PT LUM has drained the peatland in Sungai Tohor, Kepulauan Meranti District, Sumatra. The canal is now used to transport sago logs. Sago, a starch extracted from the spongy centre of various tropical palm stems, is a major income source for the village of Sungai Tohor.Locations:Indonesia-Kepulauan Meranti Regency-Riau-Southeast Asia-SumatraDate:3 Feb, 2015Credit:© Katarina Premfors / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5616px X 3744pxKeywords:Canals-Day-Forests (campaign title)-High angle view-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Peatland-Sago (product)-Sago palm (plant)-Transportation-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.
