Jambi Chokes on Smoke From Sumatra Forest Fires

... masks while outdoors after widespread forest fires caused air pollution to ... Rudy, commander of the forest fire task force, said in ... 50 percent more active fires in Indonesia in January-July 2019 ... He said 90 percent of forest fires are the result of human ...

Indonesia Wants to Relocate Its Capital to Kalimantan by 2024

Jakarta. Indonesia will move its capital from ... matters to be considered included forest fires and the availability of water ... point for other cities in Indonesia. The project may require about ...

Here's Why Indonesia Must Pass the New Land Bill

... boundaries of state-owned forest zones. Indonesia's regulatory framework ... as possible," he said. Indonesia, an archipelago of 17, ... government agencies. Most of Indonesia's forests are state ... "critical" or prone to forest fires should never be abandoned. Sadino ...

Jokowi Decides Jakarta's Time Is Up; Indonesia's New Capital Will Be Outside Java

... floods, soil erosion and forest and peatland fires. "We have to ... said. "Also, because Indonesia is a maritime nation, the ... port city for trade. Indonesia would follow similar concepts ... remains in Jakarta. Bank Indonesia, the Financial Services Authority ...

Jokowi's Environmental Protection Claims Raise Critics' Ire

... there have been no forest fires in the archipelago ... forest fires going on even today," Leonard Simanjuntak, the head of Greenpeace Indonesia ... by smog from nearby forest fires every year—have ... the corresponding decline in forest fires—not the Jokowi ...

Jokowi and Prabowo Favor Image, Populist Jargon Over Detail in Second Debate

... about the handling of forest fires," he said, referring to ... to reduce land and forest fires by protecting peatland forests, ... . Forest and land fires are an annual problem in Indonesia, ... Under the incumbent's Indonesia Maju (Indonesia Moving Forward) campaign, ...

Commentary: East Can Meet West on Palm Oil Controversy

... major producers, Indonesia and Malaysia. The forest fires that raged across Indonesia for months ... one of primary elements of Indonesia's national interest, notably because ... continue. To overcome these weaknesses, Indonesia is taking steps to improve ...

To Halt Deforestation, Researchers Say We Must Listen to the Forests

... oil companies tackling deforestation and forest fires must rely less on satellite ... to Global Forest Watch. Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Madagascar and ... -risk area to help Indonesia tackle its annual forest fires, Butler said. The ...

Response to North Sumatra Hydro Energy's Claims on Orangutans: Prof. William F. Laurance

... is only the beginning. In Indonesia, an almost universal consequence of ... riverbed. Collectively, the forest loss and fragmentation, fires, poaching and other threats ... and gain political influence in Indonesia? The Indonesian and international scientists ...

Jokowi Imposes Three-Year Moratorium on New Palm Oil Plantation Licenses

... months of forest fires and haze, which affected Indonesia and neighboring ... 000 hectares of natural forest in Indonesia since 2015. The ... environmental advocacy group in Indonesia, added that the wellbeing ... told the Jakarta Globe. Indonesia is the world's ...