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National 6 years ago
Jokowi calls for better forest fire mitigation as peak of dry season looms
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on authorities to prepare better disaster mitigation measures ahead of the dry season in August, when forest fires are more likely to occur throughout most of the archipelago.
Opinion 6 years ago
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Beyond swidden agriculture: Rethinking approach to fires
The use of fire in swidden agriculture is not as simple as just burning down the forest. It presents an interconnected relationship between ecological knowledge and socialcultural values. However, swiddening communities are often accused as being one of the contributors to catastrophic fires in Indonesia. In addition, they often become victims of reactive fire policies (e.g. the prohibition of using fire).
Opinion 6 years ago
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Communities more effective than bans to restore peatlands
Peatland was there long before people settled in the area, and that peatland is flammable. People, therefore, have to adjust themselves to the circumstances. So, there have to be constant efforts to remind people of these facts. Vulnerability should be translated into caution, being aware that the daily practices of people could harm the peatland, exposing themselves to dangerous situations leading to suffering. The constant reminder or awareness-raising process is a way to form a new “habitus”.
Opinion 7 years ago
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What can be done to protect communities during haze season?
A study by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago estimated that residents of Sumatra and Kalimantan risk having their life expectancy shaved off by four years on average due to exposure to dangerous particulate matter caused by the haze.
Opinion 7 years ago
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Commitment to Paris Agreement and Kalimantan dream
Under its commitments to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Indonesia is required to submit its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which detail the country’s plan to reduce emissions in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
National 7 years ago
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Indonesia faces gigantic task of restoring peatland destroyed by fire
According to the Environment and Forestry Ministry’s law enforcement division, the office has sent as many as 210 warning letters to companies registered as peatland concession holders about alleged negligence that led to forest fires.
Business 7 years ago
Jokowi warns on danger of hotspots as dry season hits
Speaking at a coordination meeting on forest and land fires on Tuesday, Jokowi, who in the 1980s worked as an employee of state-owned paper producer PT Kertas Kraft Aceh, ordered the authorities to prioritize preventive actions in vulnerable provinces as the dry spell is expected to persist until October.
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