More Than 200 Hectares of Forest and Wildland Destroyed by Fire Since January: Police

... been reported since January. The wildfires have destroyed more than 260 ... forest and wildland fires as Indonesia enters what is expected to ...

Forest Fire Prevention a Shared Responsibility: APRIL Group

... in some countries, including Indonesia, were almost certainly exacerbated ... between forest fires in Indonesia and Australia? According to ... one billion animals killed. Indonesia also had significantly lower ... to the challenge posed by wildfires. For that reason, ...

Gov't to Use Artificial Rains to Prevent Peat Wildfires

... in Sumatran peatlands in May. Indonesia experienced its worst forest fires ...

Companies in Asia Need to Wake Up to New Normal of Climate Change

... , floods and droughts in India, wildfires in Siberia and Typhoon Hagibis ... evidence, many companies in Asia – Indonesia included – still find it hard ... change. Think fishing communities in Indonesia, whose way of life depends ...

Fossil Fuel Tax Proposed to Cover Rising Costs of Wild Weather

... of damage from harsher storms, wildfires, floods and rising seas, while ... fuel-producing states, such as Indonesia and Nigeria, would keep all ...

Staying Safe From Climate Risks Makes Financial Sense, Says New Commission

... threats as worsening heatwaves, cyclones, wildfires, floods and other hazards imperil ... China and India to Ethiopia, Indonesia, the Marshall Islands, Costa Rica ...

Fire-Free Village Program Helps Communities, Environment in Riau

... in preventing forest fires in Indonesia. APRIL Group and its operating ... devastating annual wildfires during the dry season that significantly damaged Indonesia's ...

Police and Military Must Work Harder to Prevent Forest Fires: Jokowi

... and land fires, especially as Indonesia is hosting the 2018 Asian ... officials will be punished if wildfires are not handled properly, Jokowi ... [caused by forest fires in Indonesia]. But they acknowledged our efforts ...

Scientists Win $1m to Map Peats and Help Indonesia Tackle Wildfires

... 's Remote Sensing Solutions (RSS), Indonesia's Agency for the Assessment ... and and peat fires across Indonesia caused 100,000 premature deaths ... of degraded peats to prevent wildfires. Better management of the country ...

Forest Fires in Brazil, Indonesia Stoke Record Loss in World Tree Cover: Global Forest Watch

... fires in Brazil and Indonesia contributed to a record loss ... warming increased the risks of wildfires by adding to extreme ... fires in countries including Brazil, Indonesia and Portugal." GFW measures ... of forest. GFW said Indonesia lost almost 1 million hectares ...