We lost our normal land. Whatever we sowed failed to sprout not even a chilli pepper would sprout, let alone rice. Rini, a me

‘We lost our normal land. Whatever we sowed failed to sprout; not even a chilli pepper would sprout, let alone rice’. Rini, a member of the Indonesian Semunying community, talks about the consequences of deforestation near her village. In Indonesia, palm oil producers have destroyed a million trees in recent years, and plantations have sprung up in their place. They’re treated with pesticides that poison land and rivers. To grow corn, vegetables and rice, people must travel tens of kilometres from home to where there are still forests. Watch our film Spoils of Destruction. #disasters #nature FOLLOW🟡News&Docfilms Channel Источник: RT DOC | New Documentaries