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Society 2 days ago
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Wildfires cause respiratory infections to double in Indonesia
Fires have been blazing across vast stretches of forest and peatland throughout the country, causing hazardous emissions to surge, particularly in the hardest-hit provinces on the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan.
Academia 2 days ago
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The remedy gap in transboundary haze
Building on the 2002 agreement, ASEAN has since declared the right to a clean and healthy environment and is now working on an action plan that may finally provide access to legal recourse for the region’s citizens harmed by transboundary haze pollution.
Society 3 days ago
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Local, foreign firms own largest burned concessions in Kalimantan
Studies have found fires burning inside company concessions since 2006, highlighting persistent negligence and raising concerns over potential wrongdoing by local and foreign investors in Indonesian plantations.
Asia & Pacific 4 days ago
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Indonesian wildfire emissions surge to world's highest
Fire emissions from Indonesia from September 1 to September 7 reached 19.7 million metric tons, overtaking Russia this week and making up more than a third of the global total, according to Fire Emissions Watch, a portal developed by the European Union's Copernicus climate monitoring service.
Asia & Pacific 6 days ago
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Indonesia vows to work with ASEAN members on haze
The Indonesian government faces pressure from within and outside the country, including in the form of a protest in front of the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur as haze blankets major cities in neighboring countries.
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