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Preserving peatlands benefits orangutans, makes economic sense, experts say
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Video - 30 Oct 2015
Indonesia on fire
Join scientists as they visit the burning peatland in Central Kalimantan and describe the causes and effects.
Feature - 29 Oct 2015
Indonesia on fire again … and again?
The fires in Indonesia have made global headlines—but this is a decades-old, recurring problem that needs long-term 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.
Feature - 21 Oct 2015
Don’t inhale: Scientists look at what the Indonesian haze is made of
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
Video - 11 Feb 2015
To protect wetlands, reach for your toolbox
CIFOR has released a new suite of tools to help those protecting vulnerable coastal forests.
Video - 11 Feb 2015
To protect wetlands, reach for your toolbox
Infographic - 3 Feb 2015
Tropical wetlands: A wild kingdom
Tropical peatlands are home to endangered species like orangutans and tigers.
Infographic - 3 Feb 2015
Tropical wetlands: A wild kingdom
Infographic - 3 Feb 2015
Tropical wetlands: Soaking it up
Peatlands help mitigate natural disasters.
Infographic - 3 Feb 2015
Tropical wetlands: Soaking it up
Video - 22 Jan 2015
High-tech eyes on the forest seek to help curb climate change
In Kalimantan, CIFOR scientists take to the skies to scope out forests.
Video - 22 Jan 2015
High-tech eyes on the forest seek to help curb climate change
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
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