Date
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Title
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Category |
20-Jun-2018 |
Annual southeast Asia haze linked to increased respiratory problems
A new study published in Respirology reveals that the annual haze is associated with increased hospital admissions...
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Haze |
10-Jun-2018 |
Suspected land burner arrested in Riau
The Riau Land and Forest Fire (Karhutla) task force has arrested a suspected land burner in Meranti Island regency.
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Indonesia-Peatland,Haze and Fire |
06-Jun-2018 |
Where REDD+ money goes – and doesn’t go
New study finds little private finance in REDD+ efforts, and blended finance a way forward
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REDD+ |
06-Jun-2018 |
Borneo's last remaining orangutans threatened by illegal logging, despite government protection
The forest which is home to some of the last remaining Bornean orangutans is being logged despite the...
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Biodiversity |
05-Jun-2018 |
ASEAN ministers vow to fight transboundary haze
ASEAN member countries of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand have pledged to...
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ASEAN |
05-Jun-2018 |
Over 1000 orangutans threatened by illegal operations in Indonesia
A new Greenpeace International investigation reveals a major illegal logging operation in a critical...
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Biodiversity |
05-Jun-2018 |
IIB grants Wetlands International NGO €40,000 for fire prevention and peatlands restoration project
The Moscow-based International Investment Bank (IIB), a multinational development bank, has granted the...
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Global |
31-May-2018 |
Norwegian government report sharply critical of funding for tropical forest conservation
A recent report by Norway’s Office of the Auditor General had some tough criticisms for the country’s...
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REDD+ |
31-May-2018 |
Depth Matters in Peat Bog Nutrient Cycling
Peatlands store around a third of Earth’s soil carbon, and a new study begins to reveal how the ecosystems’...
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Global |
25-May-2018 |
'Deforestation-free' palm oil not as simple as it sounds
Genuinely 'deforestation-free' palm oil products are problematic to guarantee, according to a new study.
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Palm Oil |
25-May-2018 |
The Untold Story of Indonesian Deforestation
Under centralized Suharto the rate of deforestation was between 550,000 and 1.7 million hectares a year; under...
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Deforestation |
25-May-2018 |
Typo derails landmark ruling against Indonesian palm oil firm guilty of burning peatland
A district court in Indonesia has shielded an oil palm company from a Supreme Court ruling ordering it to pay...
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Indonesia-Peatland,Haze and Fire |
22-May-2018 |
Fighting fires on Indonesia’s peatlands
As one of the world’s most valuable ecosystems, peatlands support diverse species, including orangutans. Yet...
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Indonesia-Peatland,Haze and Fire |
22-May-2018 |
Kebakaran di Paka semakin pulih
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Peat fire - Malaysia |
22-May-2018 |
Lebih 100 bomba dikerah padam kebakaran
Bagai berperang di medan pertempuran, seramai 120 pegawai dan anggota bomba dikerah untuk operasi memadam...
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Peat fire - Malaysia |
21-May-2018 |
Api Semakin merebak
Kebakaran hutan musnahkan kawasan seluas 27 hektar.
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Peat fire - Malaysia |
18-May-2018 |
Greenpeace Cuts Ties With Indonesian Paper Firm Linked to Deforestation
Kuala Lumpur. One of Indonesia's biggest businesses rejected criticism on Thursday (17/05) from Greenpeace, which...
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Plantations on peat |
18-May-2018 |
2018 won't see repeat of 2015 haze crisis: Indonesian Minister
Indonesia's Minister of National Development Planning Bambang Brodjonegoro said on Friday (May 18) that the 2015...
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Indonesia-Peatland,Haze and Fire |
17-May-2018 |
A Peculiar Case in Meulaboh
The Meulaboh District Court`s decision to cancel legal execution against Kalista Alam has exposed our broken...
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Plantations on peat |
16-May-2018 |
Greenpeace disowns paper giant over deforestation allegations
Recent findings of deforestation by two companies with ties to the Sinar Mas Group and its pulp and paper arm,...
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Plantations on peat |