From forests to ashes: fires in Indonesia

Posted by jamie — 24 February 2009 at 10:57am - Comments

Some rather grim images were sent out from our picture desk yesterday. Taken on Sunday by Ardiles Rante, they show the devastation caused by fire in the peatland forests outside Pekanbaru, the capital of Riau province in Sumatra. So that's another few thousand tonnes of carbon dioxide sent up into the atmosphere, and seeing photos like these make me realise our ongoing campaign to protect these forests from the ever-expanding palm oil industry is even more essential.

Fire burns through peatland forest in Sumatra, Indonesia

Fire burns through peatland forest in Sumatra, Indonesia

Charred tree stumps left behind by a forest fire in Sumatra, Indonesia

Charred tree stumps left behind by a forest fire in Sumatra, Indonesia

All images © Greenpeace/Rante

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