Fire and haze are an annual problem. Who starts the fires? Where do they originate?
JAKARTA, 14 MARCH 2014 – APRIL Indonesia today suspended forestry operations on an island off Sumatra, transferring 130 field staff to the fire lines to save its plantations. Asia’s second-largest pulp and paper manufacturer said
Indonesian pulp-paper maker deploys 200 additional firefighters. Helicopters to be provided for government efforts to battle blazes. Water supply bolstered in canal.
Haze has remained high on the agenda at recent meetings of Ministers from ASEAN countries. CIFOR’s Director General Peter Holmgren shares his team’s findings and insights on the causes of Riau fires.
BBC reports: The majority of hotspots in Riau are inside April and Sinar Mas concessions
