Draining Canals in Sumatra

Canals are dug by the privately owned concessions to drain the peatland in Sungai Tohor, Kepulauan Meranti District, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Draining the canals causes forest fires that can continue for days or even months.

Unique identifier: GP0STOTXR

Type: Image

Shoot date: 03/02/2015

Locations: Indonesia, Kepulauan Meranti Regency, Riau, Southeast Asia, Sumatra

Credit line: © Katarina Premfors / Greenpeace

Size: 5616px × 3744px 12MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Sungai Tohor Community in Sumatra

The 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.

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