Virgin rainforest in Borneo cleared for oil palm plantation
Photo Title
Virgin rainforest in Borneo cleared for oil palm plantation
Photographer/Creator
Mattias Klum
Collection
Publisher
National Geographic Magazine
Caption/Description
Logged and burned forest. Long Temala, Sarawak, Malaysia. To make way for an oil palm plantation, land in Sarawak, in Malaysian Borneo, is stripped of trees, then burned. Palm oil is a prime export for Malaysia and Indonesia, and global demand is growing.
Citation
Mattias Klum, "Virgin rainforest in Borneo cleared for oil palm plantation," in POYi Archive, Item #41814, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/41814 (accessed May 7, 2024).
Date Added
04.25.2011