Human Impacts of Forest Fires in Sumatra

Johan Purba's house, in Tanah Putih, Rokan Hilir, Riau Province, Indonesia.

Unique identifier: GP04OPT

Type: Image

Shoot date: 01/07/2013

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

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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