#peatland fires

Collection of peatland fires news, found 92 news.

Indonesia, Norway launch RBC-4 to reduce emissions from deforestation

The Indonesian and Norwegian governments have launched the fourth phase of contribution-based funding (RBC-4) to ...

Indonesia has restored 5.5 million hectares of peatlands: Ministry

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry stated that Indonesia had so far successfully restored 5.5 million hectares of ...

Peat restoration can aid in communities' welfare improvement: Ministry

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) stated that peat restoration not only has a positive impact on the ...

Indonesia managed to reduce 875.7 million tons of CO2e

Indonesia's efforts to suppress the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated have resulted in a decrease ...

ASEAN 2023

ASEAN inaugurates ACC THPC to combat haze pollution

The ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Transboundary Haze Pollution Control (ACC THPC) was inaugurated as part of the agenda ...

BNPB detects 490 hotspots in Jambi

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has reported that, based on data collected from June 17 to July 17, ...

BMKG projects moderate-to-heavy-intensity rains at dry season onset

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reminded the community to beware of the potential for ...

Palangka Raya BPBD stamps out fires on 23.47 hectares peatland

Since January 2023, the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) of Palangka Raya city, Central Kalimantan, has ...

BNPB delivers forest, land fire fighting equipment aid to Riau

Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Lieutenant General Suharyanto handed over fire fighting ...

Minister instructs regional heads to handle potential land fires

Home Affairs Minister Muhammad Tito Karnavian has instructed regional heads across Indonesia to be ready to deal ...

Riau: Artificial rain to be made to prevent peatland fires

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) and the Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM) have resumed ...

Lampung to form task force to tackle forest fires

The provincial government of Lampung is planning to form a task force for tackling forest and land fires as an ...

Damage to peatlands could erase local people's identity: Pantau Gambut

Non-profit organization Pantau Gambut has warned that the destruction of peatlands in Indonesia will not only have an ...

Eighty one hot spots detected in Indonesia: ministry

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) detected 81 hot spots indicating forest and peatland fires in several ...

Police, military should intensify forest, land fire prevention: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) urged regional military and police chiefs to exert effort in anticipating forest and ...