Permalink: https://www.media.greenpeace.org/archive/Forest-Fires-in-Sumatra-27MZIFVEAOUF.htmlConceptually similarForest Fires in SumatraGP04N35Completed★★★★★★Forest Fires in SumatraGP04N36Completed★★★★★★Forest Fires in SumatraGP04N37Completed★★★★★★Forest Fires in SumatraGP04N38Completed★★★★Forest Fires in SumatraGP04N3ACompleted★★★★★★★Forest Fires in SumatraGP04N3BCompleted★★★★★★Forest Fires in SumatraGP04N3CCompleted★★★★Forest Fires in SumatraGP04N3DCompleted★★★★★★Documenting Forest Fires in SumatraGP04N3KCompleted★★★★★★★View AllGP04N68Forest Fires in SumatraOpen flames on dry tree branches in an area of recently deforested peatland in the PT Rokan Adiraya Plantation oil palm concession.Locations:Indonesia-Riau-Rokan Hulu Regency-Sontang-Southeast Asia-SumatraDate:24 Jun, 2013Credit:© Ulet Ifansasti / GreenpeaceLatitude:1°9'57.46"NMaximum size:3600px X 2400pxLongitude100°49'33.19"EKeywords:Air pollution-Day-Deforestation-Destruction-Fires-Forest fires-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Palm oil (product)-Peat-Peatland-Plantations-Smoke-Trees-Tropical rainforestsShoot:Forest Fires in SumatraThousands 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.Related Collections:Sumatran Tigers "Licence to Kill" Report'Protect Paradise' Palm Oil Campaign - Feature SelectionForest Destruction Caused by the Palm Oil Industry in IndonesiaSumatran Forest Fires Force EvacuationWarning, 900 PSI!Forest Beauty and Destruction Photos and VideosEU Election: Environmental ImpactsIndonesia Palm Oil Campaign Photo Collection
