Your browser does not support this video. Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Forest-Fires-in-Riau-27MZIFVH27ZJ.htmlConceptually similarForest Fires in RiauGP04NWJCompleted★★★★★★★Palm Oil Export in Dumai HarbourGP03EY3Completed★★★★Rico Kurniawan on the Dosan InitiativeGP04ESLCompleted★★★★Indonesian Forest Destruction Clipreel - SumatraGP04899Completed★★★★★★★Kampar River Forest and DestructionGP03EXICompleted★★★★★★★The Legend of the Danau Nagasakti - International VersionGP04CG7Completed★★★★★★Water Management in DosanGP04CGDCompleted★★★★Good Oil - Sumatra's Sustainable Palm Oil - English VersionGP04A89Completed★★★★★★Good Oil - Sumatra's Sustainable Palm Oil - English Without Subtitles VersionGP04A8ACompleted★★★★View AllGP04NWKForest Fires in RiauForest fires related to palm oil production in Riau province, Sumatra are causing record breaking air pollution in Singapore and Malaysia. Greenpeace is calling on concession holders to urgently extinguish fires on their land and stop forest destruction.Locations:Bengkalis Regency-Dumai-Indonesia-Riau-Rokan Hulu Regency-Southeast Asia-SumatraDate:23 Jun, 2013Credit:© GreenpeaceDuration:4m2sAudio format:NaturalProduction Type :B-ROLL-NEWS ACCESS-SOUNDBITEKeywords:Air pollution-Canals-Children-Deforestation-Destruction-Firefighters-Food-Forest fires-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Markets-Masks (protective)-Oil palm (plants)-Peatland-Plantations-Smoke-Spraying-Traffic-Villages-Water hosesShoot:Indonesian Forest Fires Cause Haze in SingaporeThousands 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:Palm Oil Companies Must Accept Responsibility for Indonesian Fires (Photo + Video)
