#hotspots

Collection of hotspots news, found 608 news.

One in 10 could live in climate hotspots by 2100

One out of 10 people around the world is likely to live in a place where two or more sector such as crop yields, ...

Police arrest 23 suspects over forest fires

The Police of Riau have arrested 23 suspects in connection with forest and peat land fires in the province that have ...

Four hotspots left in Riau

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Pekanbaru office said weather monitoring and geothermal ...

Thousands of soldiers deployed to fight fires

Thousands of soldiers have been sent to fight remaining forest and land fires in six locations in Riau province. ...

Indonesia needs no help yet to fight fires

Indonesia needs no help yet from Singapore or Malaysia to fight forest fires in Riau province, the Head of the ...

Take firm action against forest fire perpetrators

The Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) has asked the government to take the firmest possible action against ...

Malaysian firms suspected to have sent haze home

Tens of companies have allegedly practiced slash-and-burns to open plantations in Sumatra`s Riau, causing forest fires ...

Foreign firms allegedly involved in Riau forest fires

Environment Minister Balthasar Kambuaya has alleged that a number of foreign firms are involved in the current forest ...

When haze attacks three countries, cooperation needed

Haze knows no border. In this current dry season with extreme hot weather, Sumatra is being hit by forest, peatland ...

Hotspots show weaknesses of Indonesia`s forest moratorium: Greenpeace

Greenpeace said Thursday half of the hotspots detected on June 11-18, whose smoke travelled to Singapore and Malaysia ...

President orders ministries to put out forest fires

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ordered all ministries and relevant institutions to put out forest fires in Sumatra ...

BNPB sets aside Rp25 billion to battle forest fires

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has set aside Rp25 billion (around 2.5 million US Dollar) to make ...

148 hotspots detected in Riau

Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), said on Wednesday, 148 hotspots have detected in ...

Indonesia expected to lead in forest and ocean protection

To the surprises of some people, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited the Greenpeace ship, the Rainbow Warrior ...

Indonesian forestry ministry sets hotspot reduction target

The Indonesian forestry ministry has set a target for reducing hotspots of forest and plantation fires in Kalimantan, ...