Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Fighting-Forest-Fires-in-Sumatra-27MZIFVH36NE.htmlConceptually similarFighting Forest Fires in SumatraGP04NJICompleted★★★★Fighting Forest Fires in SumatraGP04NJJCompleted★★★★Fighting Forest Fires in SumatraGP04NJLCompleted★★★★Fighting Forest Fires in SumatraGP04NJMCompleted★★★★Fighting Forest Fires in SumatraGP04NJNCompleted★★★★Fighting Forest Fires in SumatraGP04NJOCompleted★★★★Fighting Forest Fires in SumatraGP04NJPCompleted★★★★Fighting Forest Fires in SumatraGP04NJQCompleted★★★★Fighting Forest Fires in SumatraGP04NJRCompleted★★★★View AllGP04NJSFighting Forest Fires in SumatraSmoke rising from smouldering peatland in PT Raja Garuda Mas Sejati.Locations:Indonesia-Langgam-Pelalawan Regency-Riau-Southeast Asia-SumatraDate:29 Jun, 2013Credit:© Ulet Ifansasti / GreenpeaceLatitude:0°19'7"NMaximum size:3600px X 2400pxLongitude101°37'35"EKeywords:Air pollution-Day-Deforestation-Destruction-Firefighters-Forest fires-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Peatland-Plantations-SmokeShoot:Forest Fires in SumatraThousands of peatland fires in Riau, Sumatra - the majority within pulp and palm oil concessions - have caused record-breaking air pollution in Singapore and Malaysia, with the haze extending as far as Thailand. Decades of forest destruction and drainage of peatland by the pulp and palm oil sector – including members of the Roundtable on Sustainable palm oil – have created the conditions for these fires. Greenpeace calls for the RSPO and all pulp and palm oil producers to implement a ban on deforestation and peatland development.Related Collections:Families Affected by the Forest Fires in Indonesia (Photos & Videos)"Countdown to Extinction" Report CollectionSumatran Tigers "Licence to Kill" ReportProcter & Gamble More Dirty Secrets ReportProcter & Gamble More Dirty Secrets Photo PackCertifying Destruction, Forest Fires Link to RSPO (All Photographers)Warning, 900 PSI!
