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As Indonesia’s Dry Season Looms, a New Tool Can Predict Daily Forest Fire Risk

  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • Mapping
  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • Mapping

Destruction of Tropical Peatland Is an Overlooked Source of Emissions

  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • degraded land
  • Indonesia
  • Mapping
  • maps
  • palm oil
Peat drainage canals, combined with fire, are used to make land more suitable for agriculture. Photo by Nancy Harris/Flickr
  • agriculture
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  • Indonesia
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When Could the Paris Agreement Take Effect? Interactive Map Sheds Light

  • climate
  • climate data
  • COP21
  • international climate policy
  • Mapping
  • maps
  • Paris Agreement
  • UNFCCC
The Paris Agreement Tracker enables people to monitor countries’ progress toward ratifying the Paris Agreement, and allows users to create their own combinations for bringing it into force.
  • climate
  • climate data
  • COP21
  • international climate policy
  • Mapping
  • maps
  • Paris Agreement
  • UNFCCC

We Can Save Tigers from Extinction, with a Little Help from Satellites

  • deforestation
  • Endangered Species
  • forests
  • Mapping
  • deforestation
  • Endangered Species
  • forests
  • Mapping

Fires Spread Across Indonesia as Parliament Approves Haze Treaty

  • air quality
  • emissions
  • fire
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil
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Forest fires in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo credit: Billy Gabriel/Flickr
  • air quality
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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

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
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  • forests
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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

New Jakarta Declaration Aims to Strengthen Rights to Environmental Information in Asia

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  • access to justice
  • Asia
  • freedom of information
  • governance
  • human rights
  • pollution
The Jakarta Declaration aims to strengthen rights to environmental information in Indonesia, China, Japan, Mongolia, the Philippines, and Thailand. Photo credit: Luca Bruno/Flickr
  • Access Initiative
  • access to information
  • access to justice
  • Asia
  • freedom of information
  • governance
  • human rights
  • pollution

New Study Highlights Opportunities and Challenges for Indonesia Forest Moratorium

  • forests
  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • low carbon development
  • palm oil
  • REDD
In May, 2011, Indonesia put into effect a two-year moratorium on the award of new concessions for exploitation of natural forests and peat lands. Photo credit: WRI
  • forests
  • governance
  • Indonesia
  • low carbon development
  • palm oil
  • REDD