# @greenpeace on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C_pVwurhhOX
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/22989803-greenpeace-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/1c17259bf7.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-09-08T06:23:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Greenpeace International 🌍 (@Greenpeace) — https://gondola.cc/Greenpeace

## Caption

A dozen South Sumatran residents attended Palembang District Court this morning to register a lawsuit against three plantation companies over the chronic smoke haze that has blighted their lives due to fires repeatedly burning on peatland inside the companies’ concession areas. The three companies named in the lawsuit are PT Bumi Mekar Hijau (BMH), PT Bumi Andalas Permai (BAP), and PT Sebangun Bumi Andalas Wood Industries (SBA Wood Industries).⁣
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“The drainage and destruction of peatlands in these areas, which subsequently leads to out-of-control forest fires and haze, severely exacerbates the climate crisis. The increase in carbon emissions due to forest fires and haze also undermines emissions reduction efforts, jeopardizing the achievement of Indonesia’s climate targets,” said greenpeaceID Forest Campaigner, Belgis Habiba.⁣
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Supported by a coalition of civil society and environmental organisations called the South Sumatra Smoke Suit Initiative (Inisiasi Sumatera Selatan Penggugat Asap – ISSPA), the twelve residents are asking the court to award compensation for the deprivation of their right to a healthy environment and for environmental restoration after the fires, which have harmed them both materially and immaterially.⁣
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#RightToCleanAir #ActOnClimate #AirPollution #ClimateCrisis

## Stats

- **Views:** 13,661
- **Likes:** 2,405
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- **Comments:** 27

## Tags

righttocleanair, climatecrisis, airpollution, actonclimate

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