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BPBD confirms fires engulfed 10 hectares of West Kalimantan's peatland

Fires swept through five to 10 hectares of peatland in West Kalimantan Province during the dry spell this year, the ...

Haze in West Kalimantan elicits complaints from businesspersons

Smog arising from forest fires in West Kalimantan has threatened business activities and prospects in the province, ...

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ASEAN should move faster for mitigation of peatland fires, haze

The 2016-signed financing agreement of "Sustainable Use of Peatland and Haze Mitigation" (SUPA) for climate ...

Satellites detects 2,070 hotspots across Indonesia during January-July

The Indonesian Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry recorded 2,070 hotspots, with a confidence rate at over 80 ...

Singapore lauds Indonesia's forest fire control efforts

The Indonesian government's efforts to combat land and forest fires have received appreciation at the meeting of ...

Riau task force deploys four helicopters to extinguish forest fires

The land and forest fire task force of Riau Province has deployed four helicopters on Tuesday to help douse the fire ...

Jokowi chairs meeting to tackle forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) chaired a meeting at the State Palace here on Tuesday to discuss efforts to combat ...

Satellites identify 152 hotspots on Sumatra Island

The Terra and Aqua Satellites, on Tuesday, at 6 a.m. local time, detected 152 hotspots on Sumatra Island, including 75 ...

Haze-induced visibility impairment in Pekanbaru reaches two kilometers

Haze, arising from forest fires, has lowered visibility in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, to two kilometers, or two thousand ...

BRG to develop more peat rewetting infrastructure in Riau

The Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) will develop infrastructure for peat rewetting in areas in Riau Province, with no ...

BNPB ready to deploy more helicopters to put out forest fires

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is ready to deploy more helicopters to put out land and forest fire in ...

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Tackling forest fires in 5 Indonesian provinces

Several children attending the Islam Akramunnas Kindergarten in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, had no option but to wear ...

Jokowi instructs to immediately extinguish forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has given orders to immediately put out the forest fires currently raging in several ...

Some 5,929 deployed personnel douse forest fires in five provinces

Some 5,929 personnel, comprising military, police, and civilian officers, were deployed to extinguish forest fires in ...

53 hotspots detected in Riau Province

The Terra and Aqua satellites have detected 53 hotspots indicating forest fires in Riau Province Saturday afternoon, a ...