Rainforest in Sumatra, Indonesia

© GRID-Arendal/Peter Prokosh2014

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Nairobi, Kenya

The search for minerals and the subsequent road constructions are often the first steps for major deforestation as is occurring here in the province of Riau/Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Title: Rainforest in Sumatra, Indonesia
Creator: © GRID-Arendal/Peter Prokosh
Date Created: 2014
Location: Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra
Subject Keywords: Forests, Deforestation, Biodiversity
Original Source: https://www.grida.no/resources/3056
Rights: © Peter Prokosch/GRID-Arendal

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

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