Small-holder Oil Palm Workers Sumatra

Oil palm workers build a dam at the Dosan palm plantation.
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.

Unique identifier: GP043XO

Type: Image

Shoot date: 18/05/2012

Locations: Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Sumatra

Credit line: © Greenpeace / John Novis

Size: 3667px × 5500px 2MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Forest Solutions - Good Oil in Sumatra

Oil 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.

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