Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/President-Joko-Widodo-Visits-Sungai-Tohor-Community-in-Riau-27MZIF3UZH8O.htmlConceptually similarPresident Joko Widodo Visits Sungai Tohor Community in RiauGP0STOQFLCompleted★★★★President Joko Widodo Visits Sungai Tohor Community in RiauGP0STOQFMCompleted★★★★President Joko Widodo Visits Sungai Tohor Community in RiauGP0STOQFPCompleted★★★★President Joko Widodo Visits Sungai Tohor Community in RiauGP0STOQFOCompleted★★★★★★Damming Work at Peatland Forest on Tinggi Island in RiauGP0STOQCYCompleted★★★★★★Damming Work at Peatland Forest on Tinggi Island in RiauGP0STOQCZCompleted★★★★Damming Work at Peatland Forest on Tinggi Island in RiauGP0STOQD0Completed★★★★Damming Work at Peatland Forest on Tinggi Island in RiauGP0STOQD1Completed★★★★Damming Work at Peatland Forest on Tinggi Island in RiauGP0STOQD2Completed★★★★View AllGP0STOQFKPresident Joko Widodo Visits Sungai Tohor Community in RiauIndonesian President, Joko Widodo joins members of the Sungai Tohor community in damming a canal draining peatlands on Tebing Tinggi island. Indonesia’s carbon-rich peatlands are being destroyed by the pulp and oil palm plantation industries, laying foundations for forest fires that devastate the lives of millions of people in the region.Locations:Indonesia-Riau-Southeast Asia-SumatraDate:27 Nov, 2014Credit:© Ardiles Rante / GreenpeaceMaximum size:3000px X 2393pxKeywords:Canals-Dams-Day-Deforestation-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Outdoors-Peatland-People-Presidents (Political leader)-Tropical rainforestsShoot:Indonesian President Joko Widodo Visits Community in Riau ProvinceIndonesia’s President, Joko Widodo visits the fire-affected Sungai Tohor community in Riau Province. During his visits, he symbolically joins local people in damming a canal to stop the drainage of a peat forest, signalling his intent to protect the peatlands and decisively tackle Sumatra’s devastating forest fires.Related Collections:Indonesia's Forests Under FireYear in Pictures 2014 (Photo & Video)Indonesian President Visits Forest Fires Affected Community in Riau (Photos & Videos)Still Cooking the Climate - Report and Report Images
