Tesso Nilo National Park in Sumatra

Cleared land for acacia plantation at the Tesso Nilo National Park, Indonesia. Four logging companies operate in the Tesso Nilo Forest Complex, while acacia and palm oil plantations surround it. The park is a protected forest and is threatened due to the illegal palm oil and acacia expansion.

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Tesso Nilo National Park in Sumatra

Tesso Nilo National Park in Sumatra, Indonesia, has one of the world’s highest recorded diversities of plants and supports key populations of critically endangered Sumatran elephants and tigers. It was designated a national park in 2004, but most of the natural forest in and around Tesso Nilo has now been cleared and replaced with plantations to feed the pulp and palm oil sectors. By 2013, just a quarter of the area of the Tesso Nilo forest complex remained forested.

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Unique identifier: GP04V3U

Type: Image

Shoot date: 29/09/2013

Locations: Indonesia, Riau, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Tesso Nilo National Park

Size: 6144px × 4096px 3.09 MB

Latitude: 0°11'9"S

Longitude: 101°58'27"E

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)