Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Forest-Destruction-in-Indonesia-27MZIFL3EKPJ.htmlConceptually similarForest Destruction in IndonesiaGP01Z9NCompleted★★★★★★Sunrise on Peatland Forest in IndonesiaGP01Z9KCompleted★★★★Sunrise on Peatland Forest in IndonesiaGP01Z9LCompleted★★★★Forest Fire in RiauGP0STO9MTCompleted★★★★Forest Fire in RiauGP0STO9M9Completed★★★★Forest Fire in RiauGP0STO9MACompleted★★★★Forest Fire in RiauGP0STO9MBCompleted★★★★Forest Fire in RiauGP0STO9MCCompleted★★★★Forest Fire in RiauGP0STO9MDCompleted★★★★View AllGP01Z9OForest Destruction in IndonesiaA destroyed drained and burned peatland rainforest area that awaits to be planted with oil palm or acacia trees for commercial purpose. The picture is taken from the road back to Teluk Meranti from Pekanbaru.Locations:Indonesia-Riau-Southeast Asia-SumatraDate:1 Nov, 2009Credit:© Will Rose / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5616px X 3744pxKeywords:Burning-Climate (campaign title)-Day-Deforestation-Destruction-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Peatland-RainforestsShoot:Journey Through Peatland Forest in IndonesiaWhile the Greenpeace “Climate Defenders Camp” is active drawing attention to the destruction of Indonesian forests for expansion of oil palm plantations, a Greenpeace team travels with a local fisherman, Pak Dani Jambang, to his home on the Serkap River. Pak Dani, 56 year old, says that the last 12 years the deforestation around his home village Teluk Meranti has made life difficult. Since 1997 the family's fish catch has dropped by almost 70 percent. The peat water draining, following the destruction of the forests, gets mixed with the water of the river and the lake which becomes acidified by the huge amount of nutrients from the peatland. "Before the big companies came here and began to devastate the rainforest, we caught about 100 kg of fish per month. Now our catch is between 30 and 40 kg”, he says. The area where he lives and his ancestors lived for generations has not yet been reached by logging companies, but it is under threat as they try to gain permits for deforestation.Related Collections:Journey Through Peatland Forest in Indonesia