Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Small-holder-Oil-Palm-Worker-Sumatra-27MZIFVRYBF9.htmlConceptually similarSmall-holder Oil Palm Worker SumatraGP043W9Completed★★★★Small-holder Oil Palm Worker in SumatraGP043VTCompleted★★★★Small-holder Oil Palm Harvest in SumatraGP043ZYCompleted★★★★Small-holder Oil Palm Harvest in SumatraGP043WJCompleted★★★★Small-holder Oil Palm Harvest in SumatraGP043ZSCompleted★★★★Small-holder Oil Palm Harvest in SumatraGP043ZTCompleted★★★★★★Small-holder Oil Palm Harvest in SumatraGP043ZUCompleted★★★★Small-holder Oil Palm Harvest in SumatraGP043ZXCompleted★★★★Small-holder Oil Palm Harvest in SumatraGP043VUCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP043W8Small-holder Oil Palm Worker SumatraSmall-holder oil palm worker. Palm oil harvests take place twice a month and last for a week. Motorbikes are loaded with kernel and taken to Dosan were the harvest is weighed. The fruit is then taken by truck to a milling station in Lubuk Dalam.This farming activity is part of an innovative, independent small-holder approach to palm oil production that has delivered social and economic benefits and helped protect the remaining forest. The Dosan community has committed to protecting its forests and moving to improved environmental management practices that include zero burning, no herbicide use and improved water management to maintain the peatland water system.Locations:Indonesia-Southeast Asia-SumatraDate:15 May, 2012Credit:© Greenpeace / John NovisMaximum size:3667px X 5500pxKeywords:Agriculture-Day-Documents-East Asian ethnicities-Farmers-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Men-One person-Outdoors-Palm oil (product)-People-Positive mood-Solutions-Sustainable agriculture-Two peopleShoot:Forest Solutions - Good Oil in SumatraOil palm plantations have expanded rapidly over the past two decades in Indonesia, clearing large swathes of natural forest and critical peatland areas. Promises of economic development and jobs to local communities have not come true for many. An innovative, independent small-holder approach to palm oil production has delivered social and economic benefits and helped protect the remaining forest. The Dosan community has committed to protecting its forests and moving to improved environmental management practices that include zero burning, no herbicide use and improved water management to maintain the peatland water system.Related Collections:Good Oil - Forest Solutions, Sumatra (Photo & Videos)