Jokowi Says He’ll Fire Officials if They Fail to Tackle Forest Blazes
With a surge in forest fires in Indonesia threatening a repeat of the deadly haze that blanketed much of Southeast Asia in 2015, President Joko Widodo said officials failing to tackle the menace will be fired as he extended a ban on clearing new forest land for farming.Bloomberg, 06 August 2019
, Timber, Palm Oil, forest fire, peatland, kalimantan, sumatra
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
Indonesia, Timber, Palm Oil, forest fire, kalimantan, sumatra, peatland
Activists: We must not fan Indonesian forest fires
As the forest fires in Sumatra rage on, Malaysian activists are calling on the people to be more aware of protecting the environment.The Star, 02 August 2019
, Timber, Palm Oil, forest fire, kalimantan, sumatra, peatland
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