#slash and burn

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Legal enforcement stepped up to combat forest fires

Riaus inhabitants have long yearned to lead a haze-free existence as they have reeled under the impacts of smoke ...

All-out fight against forest fires in Sumatra, Kalimantan

The Indonesian authorities had a fleeting sense of relief that there had been no haze from forest fires until early ...

Riau police name 85 suspects over wildfire cases

The Riau Police have named 85 suspects over wildfires during the January-August 2016 period. The cases are being ...

Military officers build barriers to prevent wildfires from spreading

A number of military officers were deployed to build barriers to prevent wildfires in Selakau, Sambas District, West ...

Forest fire cases dropped significantly in 2016

Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo has claimed that the number of forest fire cases dropped by 78 percent as of ...

Sumatra warned over emergence of forest and land fires

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency-Pekanbaru Station detected 42 hotspots in five provinces of ...

Slash-and-burn method contributes to hotspots in Riau: Official

Several hotspots in Bengkalis District, Riau, are caused by the extreme weather during the dry season and the acts of ...

Indonesia empowers communities to prevent forest fires

The traumatic experiences due to forest fires and the consequent haze disaster are still fresh in the minds of ...

Indonesia environment ministry detects 370-500 hotspots in Papua

Environmental Affairs and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya has said her ministrys team found some 370 to 500 hotspots of ...

President Jokowi raises issue of forest fires at Brookings

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) raised the issue of forest fires during his policy speech at the Brookings ...

Indonesia working hard to extinguish forest fires: President

Indonesia has been working hard to extinguish the forest and land fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan Islands by ...

Law enforcement imposed on individuals, companies causing forest fires: President

Indonesian President Joko Widodo affirmed that the law will be imposed equally on individuals and companies found ...

Haze returns to Singapore

Haze returned to Singapore on Wednesday, with an air pollution index climbing into the unhealthy range. The ...

President supervises fire extinguishing efforts in Riau

President Yudhoyono led a roll call of the integrated haze disaster emergency response task force, at the Roesman ...

Pekanbaru`s air very unhealthy due to haze

Haze triggered by forest and plantation fires has caused the air quality in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, polluted and ...