Forest Fires Cause Smog in Dumai City

People in the city of Dumai, Riau, Sumatra wear masks to protect themselves from the air pollution caused by forest fires.

Unique identifier: GP04N3E

Type: Image

Shoot date: 23/06/2013

Locations: Bengkalis Regency, Dumai, Indonesia, Riau, Southeast Asia, Sumatra

Credit line: © Ulet Ifansasti / Greenpeace

Latitude: 1°40'12.93"N

Longitude: 101°26'31.94"E

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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Forest Fires in Sumatra

Thousands 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.

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