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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

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

FORMA: A Near-Real Time Alert System for Tropical Forest Loss

  • Climate
  • deforestation
  • forests
The FORMA team, which started at the Center for Global Development and moved to the Data Lab at WRI, was inspired by the DETER and SAD forest monitoring systems covering the Brazilian Amazon. Photo Credit: CIFOR/Flickr 2011
  • Climate
  • deforestation
  • forests

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

9 Maps that Explain the World's Forests

  • deforestation
  • forests
  • maps
  • palm oil
Global Forest Watch is an online forest monitoring system created by the World Resources Institute and more than 40 partners. Photo credit: Marco Simola/CIFOR
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • maps
  • palm oil

Global Forest Watch—Join the Movement

  • Africa
  • Brazil
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Africa
  • Brazil
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • Indonesia

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

  • forests
  • governance
  • Indonesia
Indonesian forest. Photo credit: James Anderson/WRI
  • forests
  • governance
  • Indonesia

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

New High-Resolution Forest Maps Reveal World Loses 50 Soccer Fields of Trees Per Minute

  • forests
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • maps
  • monitoring
  • forests
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • maps
  • monitoring

“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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WRI Releases Updated Data on the Fires in Indonesia

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

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

  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil
A forest fire in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, in 2011. Photo credit: Rini Sulaiman/Norwegian Embassy
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil