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The Burning Issue: Fighting Forest Fires With Technology
... of them occur on drained peatlands. Dry peat ignites easily and ... have been extinguished. Moreover, damaged peatlands are a major source of ...
09 Oct 2020 | 04:18 PM
Jokowi Mulls Disbanding “Never-Heard-of” State Agencies
... the Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG). Peatlands have been partly blamed for ... BRG’s role to convert peatlands to agricultural uses, this also ...
15 Jul 2020 | 12:13 AM
Food Estate Project: New Ecological Disaster Brewing in Kalimantan
... of Central Kalimantan's pristine peatlands into rice fields. Without adequate ... subsidence until today. The degraded peatlands can no longer function as ...
29 Jun 2020 | 02:34 PM
Gov't Claims Success in Reducing Forest Fires
... maintain high groundwater levels on peatlands to keep them wet so ...
23 Jun 2020 | 07:07 PM
Restorasi Ekosistem Riau Continues to Restore the Largest Intact Peat Swamp Forest in Sumatra
... restoration and conservation program on peatlands in Sumatra, the Restorasi Ekosistem ... , restoring and conserving ecosystems on peatlands as well as maintaining carbon ...
18 Jun 2020 | 07:36 PM
Forest Fire Prevention a Shared Responsibility: APRIL Group
... are not restricted only to peatlands, nor are they mainly occurring ...
12 Jun 2020 | 12:05 PM
Gov't to Use Artificial Rains to Prevent Peat Wildfires
... and land fires in Sumatran peatlands in May. Indonesia experienced its ...
28 Apr 2020 | 07:44 PM
Indonesia Introduces First Medium Range Drone to Tackle Terrorism, Forest Fires
... and the water level of peatlands," BPPT head Hammam Riza said ...
30 Dec 2019 | 03:44 PM
Peat Wildfires in Central Kalimantan
... underneath can be completely extinguished. Peatlands can be very dry – ... – up to incredible depths. Peatlands in Palangkaraya usually have a ... subsurface, so fire on peatlands can spread below the ... very difficult to detect. Peatlands can continue to burn without ...
04 Oct 2019 | 07:23 PM
Calling All Readers! Ubud Writers and Readers Festival to Kick Off This Month
... the worldwide movement, and Precious Peatlands that talks about peatland conservation ...
02 Oct 2019 | 10:41 PM
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