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Western Amazon in the grip of a “perfect (fire)storm”
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DG’s Column - 26 Oct 2015
Preventing fire & haze: sustainable solutions for Indonesian peatlands
What can we do to break the cycle of the haze over the long term? How might we address the underlying drivers and achieve sustainable solutions?
Video - 21 Oct 2015
Where there’s smoke, there’s toxic gas
Scientists analyze the smoke spilling out of the smoldering peatlands of Central Kalimantan.
Feature - 21 Oct 2015
Don’t inhale: Scientists look at what the Indonesian haze is made of
Measurements of particles and toxic gases in smoke in fire-ravaged Kalimantan show the health hazards may be even worse than feared.
Analysis - 26 Aug 2015
Political economy of fire and haze: Moving to long-term solutions
Indonesia can stamp out forest and land fires, but it will take some serious action.
Analysis - 26 Aug 2015
Political economy of fire and haze: Moving to long-term solutions
Fact File - 25 Aug 2015
Q&A on fires and haze in Southeast Asia
As El Niño stirs up more fires in Indonesia, we look at the facts from last year's haze crisis in Singapore.
Fact File - 25 Aug 2015
Q&A on fires and haze in Southeast Asia
News - 10 Aug 2015
The Atlantic Ocean holds the key to western Amazon rainfall
Scientists may have discovered root causes of Amazonian droughts and fires.
News - 10 Aug 2015
The Atlantic Ocean holds the key to western Amazon rainfall
News - 30 Jun 2015
The Political Economy of Fire and Haze in Indonesia
CIFOR to work with UK Department for International Development to tackle the problem.
News - 30 Jun 2015
The Political Economy of Fire and Haze in Indonesia
News - 11 May 2015
Best predictor of severe fires in the Western Amazon? Drought
New research uses ocean temperatures to predict drought - and therefore fire conditions.
News - 11 May 2015
Best predictor of severe fires in the Western Amazon? Drought
Analysis - 22 Apr 2015
Satellites can mislead: policy makers beware!
Policymakers must resist the temptation to mistake the map for the territory.
Analysis - 22 Apr 2015
Satellites can mislead: policy makers beware!
News - 14 Jan 2015
Peatland loss could emit 2,800 years’ worth of carbon in an evolutionary eyeblink: study
More than 100,000 hectares of peatland forests are destroyed each year for oil palm and agricultural plantations.
News - 14 Jan 2015
Peatland loss could emit 2,800 years’ worth of carbon in an evolutionary eyeblink: study
News - 18 Sep 2014
Haze returns to Singapore – and we can expect more of it, new study warns
The smoke drifting over Singapore from burning Indonesian peatlands highlights the need for more research.
News - 18 Sep 2014
Haze returns to Singapore – and we can expect more of it, new study warns
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