Logging near Forest Fires in Sumatra

A truck loaded with logs passes through Tanjung Baru village, Pangkalan Kerinci subdistrict in Pelalawan regency, Riau province, Indonesia. The village lies beside PT. Pusaka Megah Bumi Nusantara (PMBN) – a palm oil company belonging to the Asian Agri group, a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palmoil (RSPO).

Unique identifier: GP04NJF

Type: Image

Shoot date: 29/06/2013

Locations: Indonesia, Pangkalan Kerinci, Pelalawan Regency, Riau, Southeast Asia, Sumatra

Credit line: © Ulet Ifansasti / Greenpeace

Latitude: 0°18'44"N

Longitude: 101°47'3"E

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Forest Fires in Sumatra

Thousands of peatland fires in Riau, Sumatra - the majority within pulp and palm oil concessions - have caused record-breaking air pollution in Singapore and Malaysia, with the haze extending as far as Thailand. Decades of forest destruction and drainage of peatland by the pulp and palm oil sector – including members of the Roundtable on Sustainable palm oil – have created the conditions for these fires. Greenpeace calls for the RSPO and all pulp and palm oil producers to implement a ban on deforestation and peatland development.

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