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Wedding organizer gets 2.5-year jail sentence for Bromo wildfire
Archipelago 2 years ago

Wedding organizer gets 2.5-year jail sentence for Bromo wildfire

The September blaze burned a total of 989 hectares of land in the Mount Bromo area, causing billions of rupiah in losses. 
Mount Ciremai fire worst in three years
Archipelago 2 years ago

Mount Ciremai fire worst in three years

Officials attributed the widespread forest fires at the national park, which is located on the border of the regencies of Kuningan and Majalengka, to this year’s long dry season and El Niño. 
Indonesia’s forest fires decline by 30 percent despite El Niño: Ministry
Society 2 years ago

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Indonesia’s forest fires decline by 30 percent despite El Niño: Ministry

Environment and forestry minister Siti Nurbaya revealed a 30 percent decline in forest and land fires compared with 2019.
Mount Rinjani wildfire continues spreading, closure of climbing route possible
Archipelago 2 years ago

Mount Rinjani wildfire continues spreading, closure of climbing route possible

Nineteen fresh hot spots were discovered on Thursday, said Lalu Santawana, the head officer of forest and land fires for the national park. This brings the total number of hot spots to 26.
Time has come for haze litigation in Indonesia
Academia 2 years ago

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Time has come for haze litigation in Indonesia

If a company does not accept being sued for starting a fire, on the grounds that there are many other companies that commit the same pollution, it can drag along other companies to share liability in court.
Haze hits Singapore as hot spots in Sumatra increase
Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

Haze hits Singapore as hot spots in Sumatra increase

Transborder haze is a perennial problem in Southeast Asia as regulatory loopholes make it hard for authorities to eliminate Indonesia's slash-and-burn land clearing practices.
Environment minister says no transboundary haze to Malaysia, fires on decline
Society 2 years ago

Environment minister says no transboundary haze to Malaysia, fires on decline

Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, Malaysia's minister of natural resources, environment and climate change, in an interview with Reuters said he had asked his Indonesian counterpart to address the haze, as air quality worsens, saying haze should not be a new normal.
Malaysia has sent letter to Indonesia over transboundary haze issue
Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

Malaysia has sent letter to Indonesia over transboundary haze issue

He said the letter had been sent to his counterpart in Indonesia following instructions from Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday (Oct 3) to coordinate with his counterparts in Asean to resolve the transborder haze issue.
Govt goes all in to extinguish wildfires
Archipelago 2 years ago

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Govt goes all in to extinguish wildfires

With nearly half of the country’s territory at “high risk of wildfires”, the government on Tuesday said that 2,267 hectares of land was reportedly engulfed in fire, and that the rest of October will see the dry spell persist.
Hazy days are back again in Malaysia
Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

Hazy days are back again in Malaysia

The Singapore-based Asean Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC) had through satellite images detected 121 hotspots in Sumatra and 122 hotspots in Kalimantan, but none in Malaysia, said DOE director-general Datuk Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaafar.
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