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Keywords
Canals
Day
Forests (campaign title)
High angle view
KWCI (GPI)
Outdoors
Peatland
Sago (product)
Sago palm (plant)
Transportation
Tropical rainforests
Draining Canal in Sumatra
The canal dug by PT LUM has drained the peatland in Sungai Tohor, Kepulauan Meranti District, Sumatra. The canal is now used to transport sago logs.
Sago, a starch extracted from the spongy centre of various tropical palm stems, is a major income source for the village of Sungai Tohor.
Unique identifier:
GP0STOTXV
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
03/02/2015
Locations:
Indonesia
,
Kepulauan Meranti Regency
,
Riau
,
Southeast Asia
,
Sumatra
Credit line:
© Katarina Premfors / Greenpeace
Ranking:
★★★★ (E)
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Sungai Tohor Community in Sumatra
The indigenous community in Sungai Tohor, Kepulauan Meranti Regency, Sumatra, lives at the edge of a devastated forest. Currently a major source of income for them is the production of sago, a starch extracted from the spongy centre of various tropical palm stems.
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