Peat Swamp Forest in Sumatra

View over the Kerumutan Peat Swamp Forest – important habitat for the critically-endangered Sumatran tiger.
Greenpeace, together with representatives from the National Parliament and the Indonesian National Police, are in Sumatra to bear witness to the huge destruction of Indonesia’s natural peatland forest. Deforestation is a key source of Indonesia’s greenhouse gas emissions. Greenpeace is demanding the Indonesian government to fully review the existing logging concessions and to institute full protection of peatland and natural forests.

Unique identifier: GP03QYQ

Type: Image

Shoot date: 28/02/2012

Locations: Indonesia, Riau, Southeast Asia, Sumatra

Credit line: © Kemal Jufri / Greenpeace

Size: 3000px × 2000px 1MB

Latitude: 0°7'54.55"S

Longitude: 102°41'0.93"E

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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Sumatra Forest Aerial Documentation

Greenpeace, together with representatives from the National Parliament and the Indonesian National Police, bear witness to the huge destruction of Indonesia’s natural peatland forest in Sumatra. Deforestation is a key source of Indonesia’s greenhouse gas emissions, making the country the third largest contributor to global emissions.
Greenpeace is demanding the Indonesian government to fully review the existing logging concessions and to institute full protection of peatland and natural forests, in line with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s commitment to reduce Indonesia emissions.

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