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Emissions from Fires, Bad Sign Ahead of COP 21

  • Fires
  • forests
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • Fires
  • forests
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3 Ways Obama Could Help Fight Indonesia's Massive Fires

  • deforestation
  • forests
  • Indonesia forest fires
Fires in Indonesia are creating haze throughout Southeast Asia. Photo by Rini Sulaiman/ Norwegian Embassy for Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • Indonesia forest fires

Indonesia’s Fire Outbreaks Producing More Daily Emissions than Entire US Economy

  • Climate
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • fire
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil
Fire in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo by Rini Sulaiman/ Norwegian Embassy for Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
  • Climate
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • fire
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil

Indonesian Fires Create “Hazardous” Levels of Air Pollution in Singapore

  • emissions
  • fire
  • forests
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • Haze
  • Indonesia forest fires
Singapore during the 2013 haze crisis. Photo by Choo Yut Shing/Flickr.
  • emissions
  • fire
  • forests
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • Haze
  • Indonesia forest fires
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Details of Indonesia’s Climate Plan Remain Hazy

  • climate
  • climate finance
  • Indonesia
  • landscape restoration
Wakx via Compfight cc
  • climate
  • climate finance
  • Indonesia
  • landscape restoration
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Leveraging the Power of the Crowd to Identify Illegal Land and Forest Fires in Indonesia

  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • maps
Forest fire in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo by CIFOR/Flickr.
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • maps
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Positioning Indonesia's Climate Commitment on the Global Stage

  • climate change
  • Indonesia
  • IPCC
  • UNFCCC
In 2009, Indonesia made a bold move by voluntarily pledging to achieve a 26 percent reduction in emissions against the business-as-usual scenario in 2020. Photo by James Anderson/WRI.
  • climate change
  • Indonesia
  • IPCC
  • UNFCCC

Brazil and Indonesia Struggling to Reduce Deforestation

  • deforestation
  • forests
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
Cleared rainforest in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo by Rainforest Action Network/Flickr
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)

Having it All: Indonesia Can Produce Palm Oil, Protect Forests and Reap Profits

  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • palm oil
Agricultural development is the largest driver of deforestation in Indonesia. Photo by Achmad Rabin Taim/Wikimedia Commons.
  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • palm oil

Forest Fires Blaze in Indonesia’s Tesso Nilo National Park

  • deforestation
  • emissions
  • fire
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil
Tesso Nilo is home to endangered species like the Sumatran tiger. Photo by Steve Wilson/Flickr
  • deforestation
  • emissions
  • fire
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil

Indonesia’s Forest Fires Reignite, Threatening Protected Areas and Peatlands

  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • emissions
  • fire
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil
Fires are again burning in Indonesia's forests. Photo by Rini Sulaiman/ Norwegian Embassy for Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • emissions
  • fire
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil

Extending Indonesia’s Forest Moratorium Is a Win for Business

  • biodiversity
  • business
  • deforestation
  • economy
  • forests
  • Indonesia
A young orangutan in central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo by Terry Sunderland/CIFOR
  • biodiversity
  • business
  • deforestation
  • economy
  • forests
  • Indonesia

Protecting Indonesia's Forests Is a Key Issue for Paris Climate Talks

  • Climate
  • climate
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • Indonesia
Oil palm plantation near Bengkulu, Sumatra. Photo by James Anderson/World Resources Institute.
  • Climate
  • climate
  • deforestation
  • forest
  • Indonesia

Counting Trees to Save the Woods: Using Big Data to Map Deforestation

  • Climate
  • climate
  • climate change
  • climate data
  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • maps
What can other big data initiatives seeking to combat climate change learn from Global Forest Watch? Photo credit: CIAT/Flickr
  • Climate
  • climate
  • climate change
  • climate data
  • deforestation
  • forest restoration
  • forests
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • maps

Fires Spread Across Indonesia as Parliament Approves Haze Treaty

  • air quality
  • emissions
  • fire
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil
  • pollution
  • timber
Forest fires in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo credit: Billy Gabriel/Flickr
  • air quality
  • emissions
  • fire
  • forests
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil
  • pollution
  • timber

8 Percent of World's Remaining Pristine Forests Degraded Since 2000

  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • forests
Forest fragmentation is caused by the expansion of logging, mining and development activities. Photo credit: Angela Sevin, Flickr
  • agriculture
  • deforestation
  • forests

High-Resolution Satellites Help Monitor and Respond to Fires in Southeast Asia

  • deforestation
  • forests
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires
Forest fire in Indonesia. Photo Credit: CIFOR/Flickr
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • Global Forest Watch (GFW)
  • Indonesia
  • Indonesia forest fires

New Study Shows Indonesia Losing Primary Forest at Unprecedented Rates

  • Climate
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • Indonesia
Indonesia lost more than 6 million hectares of primary forest from 2000 to 2012. Photo credit: Rainforest Action Network, Flickr
  • Climate
  • deforestation
  • forests
  • Indonesia

Indonesia Fires Flare: A Foreboding Start to Dry Season in Riau

  • fire
  • forests
  • governance
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil
Putting out fires in Riau, March 2014. Photo credit: Julius Lawalata/WRI.
  • fire
  • forests
  • governance
  • Indonesia forest fires
  • palm oil