Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Draining-Canal-in-Sumatra-27MZIF37MY58.htmlConceptually similarDraining 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 SumatraGP0STOTY0Completed★★★★Burned Peatland in SumatraGP0STOTY1Completed★★★★★★Burned Peatland in SumatraGP0STOTY2Completed★★★★View AllGP0STOTXZDraining Canal in SumatraCanals are dug by the privately owned concessions to drain the peatland in Sungai Tohor, Kepulauan Meranti District, Sumatra, Indonesia. Draining the peatland causes forest fires that can continue for days or even months.Locations:Indonesia-Kepulauan Meranti Regency-Riau-Southeast Asia-SumatraDate:3 Feb, 2015Credit:© Katarina Premfors / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5616px X 3744pxKeywords:Canals-Day-Deforestation-Destruction-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.
