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‘Save Sumatra! To Prevent Global Climate Change And Species Extinction’
The study, conduced by WWF (Worldwide Fund for Nature) and its partners, found that in central Sumatra's Riau Province nearly 10.5 million acres of tropical forests and peat swamp have been cleared in the last 25 years.
Forest loss and degradation and peat decomposition and fires are behind average annual carbon emissions equivalent to 122 percent of the Netherlands total annual emissions, 58 percent of Australia's annual emissions, 39 percent of annual UK emissions and 26 percent of annual German emissions.
According to the study, carbon emissions are likely to increase, as most future forest clearance is planned for areas with deep peat soils.
“The loss of Sumatra's carbon-rich forest ecosystems is not just Indonesia's problem – this affects the environmental health of the entire planet,” said Adam Tomasek, managing director of the Borneo and Sumatra program at WWF-US.
Riau was chosen for the study because it is home to vast peatlands estimated to hold Southeast Asia’s largest store of carbon, and contains some of the most critical habitat for Sumatran elephants and tigers.
It also has Indonesia's highest deforestation rate, substantially driven by the operations of some global paper giants.
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