Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Forest-Fires-in-Sumatra-27MZIFVE6D5A.htmlConceptually similarForest Fires in SumatraGP04N36Completed★★★★★★Forest Fires in SumatraGP04N37Completed★★★★★★Forest Fires in SumatraGP04N38Completed★★★★Forest Fires in SumatraGP04N3ACompleted★★★★★★★Forest Fires in SumatraGP04N3BCompleted★★★★★★Forest Fires in SumatraGP04N3CCompleted★★★★Forest Fires in SumatraGP04N39Completed★★★★★★Forest Fires in SumatraGP04N3DCompleted★★★★★★Documenting Forest Fires in SumatraGP04N3KCompleted★★★★★★★View AllGP04N35Forest Fires in SumatraSmoke from smouldering fires in recently cleared peatland in the PT Rokan Adiraya Plantation oil palm plantation near Sontang village in Rokan Hulu, Riau, Sumatra.Locations:Indonesia-Riau-Rokan Hulu Regency-Sontang-Southeast Asia-SumatraDate:23 Jun, 2013Credit:© Ulet Ifansasti / GreenpeaceLatitude:1°10'8.4"NMaximum size:3600px X 2400pxLongitude100°50'54.85"EKeywords:Air pollution-Day-Deforestation-Destruction-Forest fires-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Palm oil (product)-Peatland-Plantations-Smoke-TreesShoot: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)'Protect Paradise' Palm Oil Campaign - Feature SelectionPalm Oil Companies Must Accept Responsibility for Indonesian Fires (Photo + Video)'Protect Paradise' Palm Oil Campaign - Press Selection (All Photographers)Fajar Suryadi Family in Sumatra (All Photographers)Procter & Gamble More Dirty Secrets Photo Pack
