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Beyond the blaze: What next for Indonesia’s forests?
More than 100,000 fires ravaged the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan throughout September and October 2015, producing a noxious haze…
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Clearing the smoke: The causes and consequences of Indonesia’s fires
In September 2015, large fires flared up in the forest, degraded lands and peatlands of Central Kalimantan, South Sumatra, and…
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Indonesia on fire
In Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan province, the peat areas are burning and emitting a toxic smoke causing untold damage to the…
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Indonesia on fire again … and again?
The fires in Indonesia have been raging for more than two months, creating a toxic haze that has blanketed much…
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Life amid the fires and haze of Central Kalimantan
In Central Kalimantan, schoolchildren are missing classes, farmers are losing their harvests, and orangutans are losing their homes. The effects…
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Preventing fire & haze: sustainable solutions for Indonesian peatlands
Fire in agriculture is a mixed blessing. A cost-effective tool for poor farmers, fire has been key for food production…
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Where there’s smoke, there’s toxic gas
In mid-October, scientists from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Indonesian and international universities traveled to the peat…
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Don’t inhale: Scientists look at what the Indonesian haze is made of
The fires raging across Indonesia, and the hazardous smoke they create, are causing even greater damage to the environment, wildlife…
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Zero deforestation pledges doomed without government support
Not cutting down trees for other land uses might sound simple enough, but it’s turning out to be rather complicated.…
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Political economy of fire and haze: Moving to long-term solutions
Fifty years ago, Indonesia was rich with pristine forest. And then – boom! Between 1980 and 2000 – a timber…
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