Fires ravage 42,000 hectares of forest, plantations in Indonesia
More than 6,000 firefighters, assisted by the police and military, are battling fires that have ravaged over 42,000 hectares of forest and plantations in Indonesia since January.Free Malaysia Today, 02 August 2019
, Palm Oil, forest fire
Indonesia steps up response to massive forest fires
Forest fires burning throughout Indonesia have prompted six provinces to declare a state of emergency and deploy thousands of security forces, a disaster official said Thursday.Star Tribune, 01 August 2019
, Palm Oil, Timber, forest fire, kalimantan, sumatra, peatland
Fire hotspots detected in suppliers’ concessions
At least six industrial timber plantation concessions in Riau province were detected to have fire hotspots on 26 and 27 July as Eyes on the Forest team analysed based on satellite data by NASA FIRM VIIRS with confidence of nominal (medium). The six companies are KUD Bina Jaya Langgam, PT RAPP sector Pelalawan, PT Sari Hijau Mutiara, (all three affiliated to Asia Pacific Resources International Limited, APRIL); while PT Arara Abadi district Malako and PT Bina Duta Laksana are affiliated to Asia Pulp & Paper (APP). Meanwhile, PT Inhil Hutani Pratama, formerly APP supplier has been detected with five hotspots.Eyes on the forest, 29 July 2019
Indonesia, Timber, forest fire, hotspot, tropical forest
3,000 people form a human chain in protest of illegal logging in Ocuilan
Given the indifference of the authorities for curbing the illegal and indiscriminate felling of trees, which has led to the disappearance of approximately 3 percent of the forest each year, more than three thousand people from different localities made a human chain throughout the municipality.The Mazatlan Post, 14 June 2019
Mexico, Timber, deforestation, Illegal logging, forest fire
Forest fire pushes imperilled parrot closer to the brink
A devastating forest fire in Nicaragua has destroyed a vitally important nesting and roosting site of the yellow-naped amazon, one of the most endangered parrots in Central America.Phys, 11 June 2019
, Timber, forest fire, parrot, wildlife refuge, Pena inculta, Illegal logging
Indonesia blames planters for raging wildfires and horrible air quality
Almost 900,000 Indonesians suffered from an acute respiratory infection this year as noxious smoke and ash from forest fires blanketed central and western parts of the archipelago.Free Malaysia Today, 21 April 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, forest fire