Aftermath of Forest Fire on the Kapuas River

A fisherman sells fish from a boat along the Kapuas River, shrouded in fog and smoke from recent fires.

Unique identifier: GP018HS

Type: Image

Shoot date: 04/10/2007

Locations: Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, Kapuas River, Mentangai, Southeast Asia

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Natalie Behring

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Forest Areas Cleared for Palm Oil in Indonesia

The region of Kalimantan is used to accommodate large scale palm oil plantations. Palm oil companies burn the drained peatlands to plant palm oil saplings and so release vast amounts of peatland carbon in the form of carbon dioxide, which is the leading greenhouse gas. The companies are acting in flagrant violating of Indonesian laws on forest management and an existing Presidential decree designed to protect peatlands, according to investigations conducted by Greenpeace.

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