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    March 3, 2014

    Indonesian Fires Bring More Haze to Southeast Asia

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    • Haze
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • palm oil
    A forest fire in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, in September of 2011. Photo credit: Rini Sulaiman/Norwegian Embassy for Center for International Forestry Research
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    January 30, 2014

    2 Things You Need to Know about Indonesia's Forest Moratorium

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    Indonesian forest. Photo credit: James Anderson/WRI
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    • Indonesia
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia
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    October 20, 2013

    “Swapping Land” to Produce Sustainable Palm Oil in Indonesia

    • deforestation
    • degraded land
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    • palm oil
    Oil palm fruit is loaded into a truck at a plantation near Bengkulu, Sumatra. Photo: James Anderson/WRI
    • deforestation
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    • Indonesia
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    October 8, 2013

    ASEAN Leaders Can Act to Reduce Fires and Haze

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    • forests
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • POTICO
    Fires in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Credit: Rini Sulaiman/Norwegian Embassy
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    • Indonesia forest fires
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    August 29, 2013

    Indonesia Burning: Forest Fires Flare To Alarming Levels

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    • Indonesia forest fires
    NASA satellites registered a total of 734 high-confidence fire alerts in Sumatra’s provinces between August 22-27. Photo credit: Rini Sulaiman/Norwegian Embassy
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    July 22, 2013

    Fire Alerts Spike in Indonesia as Risk of Haze Crisis Returns

    • extreme weather
    • forests
    • governance
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    Fires burning in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, 2011. Credit: Rini Sulaiman/Norwegian Embassy
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    July 12, 2013

    Indonesia Haze Risk Will Remain High Unless Ministers Keep Promises

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    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • palm oil
    Daily life in a peatland area in Indonesia. Two thirds of this summer's forest fires appear to have been on peatland. Photo Credit: CIFOR/Flickr
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    July 3, 2013

    How Singapore Can Help Clear the Air on the Haze

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    • palm oil
    Fires in Indonesia spread a thick haze across parts of South-East Asia. Photo credit: davidwjford/Flickr
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    June 26, 2013

    New Data Shows Indonesian Forest Fires a Longstanding Crisis

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    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • palm oil
    Singapore experienced record-breaking levels of air pollution in recent days. Photo credit: davidwjford/Flickr
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    June 25, 2013

    3 Ways to Achieve Zero Tropical Deforestation by 2020

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    • corporate sustainability
    • deforestation
    • forest restoration
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    • Lacey Act
    • palm oil
    • sustainable business
    Deforestation is often associated with commodity production in Indonesia. Credit: Agung Prasetyo/CIFOR
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    • corporate sustainability
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    • forest restoration
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    • Lacey Act
    • palm oil
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    June 25, 2013

    WRI Releases Updated Data on the Fires in Indonesia

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    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • palm oil
    Burned forest in Central Kalimantan 2011, Indonesia. Photo credit: Rini Sulaiman/Norwegian Embassy
    • Asia
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    • Indonesia forest fires
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    June 21, 2013

    Peering Through the Haze: What Data Can Tell Us About the Fires in Indonesia

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    A forest fire in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, in 2011. Photo credit: Rini Sulaiman/Norwegian Embassy
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    June 3, 2013

    Making the Right Choice on Indonesia’s Forest Moratorium

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    • palm oil
    • sustainable development goals
    More than 80 million Indonesians rely on forests for their livelihoods. Photo credit: Daniel Murdiyarso/CIFOR
    • forest restoration
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    May 15, 2013

    Indonesia Extends its Forest Moratorium: What Comes Next?

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    • governance
    • Indonesia
    • palm oil
    • sustainable development goals
    Women in harvest ground nuts in teak forest area. Photo credit: Murdani Usman/CIFOR
    • forest restoration
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    • Indonesia
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    May 7, 2013

    A Conversation with Nirarta “Koni” Samadhi on Indonesia’s Forests

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    Forest in Kerinci region, Sumatra, Indonesia. Photo credit: Luke Mackin/Flickr
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    November 12, 2012

    The False Choice Between Palm Oil and Indonesian Forests

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    • Indonesia
    • palm oil
    Indonesia exported $19.7 billion of crude palm oil in 2011. Photo Credit: Beth Gingold/WRI
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    October 31, 2012

    2 New Tools Can Cut Deforestation and Support Sustainable Palm Oil in Indonesia

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    • Indonesia
    • palm oil
    WRI recently released two new online mapping applications designed to help the palm oil industry grow while avoiding deforestation. Photo credit: CIFOR/Flickr
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