Farmer's Land Destroyed by Forest Fires in Sumatra

Laskar Harianja (30 years old), plants new pineapple trees in Simpang Bangko, Rokan Hilir, Riau Province, Indonesia, after his plantation is destroyed by forest fires.

Pineapple farming is his only source of income he has to provide for his family.

Unique identifier: GP04NYU

Type: Image

Shoot date: 02/07/2013

Locations: Indonesia, Riau, Rokan Hilir Regency, Southeast Asia, Sumatra

Credit line: © Ulet Ifansasti / Greenpeace

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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