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    Indonesia
    Insights
    April 3, 2014

    Preventing Forest Fires in Indonesia: Focus on Riau Province, Peatland, and Illegal Burning

    • Climate
    • fire
    • forests
    • Haze
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    A comprehensive, proactive fires prevention plan, with a special emphasis on key subdistricts in Riau Province—involving government, business, and NGOs—can help ensure that Indonesia’s forests continue generating economic, social, and environmental benefits for years to come. Photo credit: Wakx/Flickr
    • Climate
    • fire
    • forests
    • Haze
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    Indonesia
    Insights
    March 17, 2014

    Struggles in East Kalimantan Underscore Need for Better Access to Environmental Information

    • Access Initiative
    • access to information
    • access to justice
    • Indonesia
    More than 70 percent of Samarinda's land is allocated to mining concessions. Photo credit: CIFOR/Flickr
    • Access Initiative
    • access to information
    • access to justice
    • Indonesia
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia
    Insights
    March 13, 2014

    Fires in Indonesia Spike to Highest Levels Since June 2013 Haze Emergency

    • fire
    • forests
    • Haze
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • POTICO
    The majority of the fire alerts are concentrated in the Indonesian province of Riau, on the island of Sumatra. Photo credit: CIFOR/Flickr
    • fire
    • forests
    • Haze
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • POTICO
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia
    Insights
    March 3, 2014

    Indonesian Fires Bring More Haze to Southeast Asia

    • agriculture
    • deforestation
    • fire
    • forests
    • 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
    • agriculture
    • deforestation
    • fire
    • forests
    • Haze
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • palm oil
    Food, Land, and Water
    Africa Brazil Indonesia
    Insights
    February 20, 2014

    Global Forest Watch—Join the Movement

    • Africa
    • Brazil
    • deforestation
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    • Africa
    • Brazil
    • deforestation
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia
    Insights
    January 30, 2014

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

    • forests
    • governance
    • Indonesia
    Indonesian forest. Photo credit: James Anderson/WRI
    • forests
    • governance
    • Indonesia
    Food, Land, and Water
    Brazil Cameroon Indonesia
    Insights
    December 6, 2013

    4 Reasons Assessing Governance Matters for Forests and People

    • forests
    • governance
    • REDD
    • transparency
    Conducting an analysis of governance strengths and weaknesses can be a critical first step towards advancing forest governance reforms. Photo credit: World Bank/Flickr
    • forests
    • governance
    • REDD
    • transparency
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia
    Insights
    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
    • degraded land
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    • palm oil
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia Malaysia Singapore
    Insights
    October 8, 2013

    ASEAN Leaders Can Act to Reduce Fires and Haze

    • data
    • fire
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • POTICO
    Fires in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Credit: Rini Sulaiman/Norwegian Embassy
    • data
    • fire
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • POTICO
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia
    Insights
    August 29, 2013

    Indonesia Burning: Forest Fires Flare To Alarming Levels

    • fire
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    • 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
    • fire
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia Malaysia
    Insights
    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
    • extreme weather
    • forests
    • governance
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia
    Statement
    July 13, 2013

    STATEMENT: Company Concession Data Cannot Be Kept Secret

    • access to information
    • access to information
    Food, Land, and Water
    Asia Indonesia Malaysia
    Insights
    July 12, 2013

    Indonesia Haze Risk Will Remain High Unless Ministers Keep Promises

    • Asia
    • forests
    • 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
    • Asia
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • palm oil
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia
    Insights
    July 3, 2013

    How Singapore Can Help Clear the Air on the Haze

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

    Lessons from Indonesia: Mobilizing Investment in Geothermal Energy

    • Asia
    • energy
    • governance
    • Indonesia
    • investment
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    A significant part of Indonesia's geothermal potential is located in its forests. Photo credit: CIFOR/Flickr
    • Asia
    • energy
    • governance
    • Indonesia
    • investment
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    Food, Land, and Water
    Indonesia
    Insights
    June 26, 2013

    New Data Shows Indonesian Forest Fires a Longstanding Crisis

    • Asia
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • palm oil
    Singapore experienced record-breaking levels of air pollution in recent days. Photo credit: davidwjford/Flickr
    • Asia
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia forest fires
    • palm oil
    Food, Land, and Water
    Africa Indonesia
    Insights
    June 25, 2013

    3 Ways to Achieve Zero Tropical Deforestation by 2020

    • business
    • 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
    • business
    • corporate sustainability
    • deforestation
    • forest restoration
    • forests
    • Indonesia
    • Lacey Act
    • palm oil
    • sustainable business