Fire & haze
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Event Coverage
- 10 Aug 2021
Webinar highlights conservation best practices
News
- 27 Apr 2021
Boreal region stores large amounts of carbon and methane
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- 20 Apr 2021
Peatland fires in Indonesia can be predicted by new evaluation approach, scientists say
Rainfall index shows how fires can occur outside El Niño cycles
Event Coverage
- 15 Dec 2020
Prescribed burning in dry ecosystems to reduce emissions
Fighting fire with fire (to restore ecosystem health)
News
- 12 Nov 2020
A perfect storm: Study of peat fire mitigation sheds light on complex global challenge
Scientists forewarn that equitable solutions must be found
Interview
- 3 Sep 2020
Q+A: Worldwide, wildland fires must be managed as an ongoing risk
Persistent challenge requires long-term investment in infrastructure, says Michael Allen Brady
Event Coverage
- 26 Aug 2020
A perfect storm: Fire, haze and a global health crisis
ASEAN experts on preparing for wildfire season amid COVID-19 pandemic
News
- 5 Feb 2020
Scientists and communities in Indonesia team up for peatland restoration and fire prevention efforts
Participatory Action Research: Closing the gap between traditional research, development, and community engagement
News
- 3 Feb 2020
Mobile app simplifies peatland restoration monitoring efforts in Indonesia
A recipe for protecting peatlands from fire: re-wet, re-vegetate and re-vitalize
DG’s Column
- 24 Jan 2020
So long tumultuous teens: High hopes for forests in the 2020s
Potential for protective green economy and government policies offer promise
25 Sep 2019
The politics of peat and fire
Mismanagement and failure to prevent such a critical resource puts the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people at risk
25 Sep 2019
The politics of peat and fire
News
- 20 Sep 2019
Scientists on Indonesia’s polluting haze
Controlling the peatland fires is a matter of law and order
News
- 20 Sep 2019
Scientists on Indonesia’s polluting haze
Fact File
- 2 Sep 2019
From the frontlines: Fighting Bolivia’s forest fires
A firefighter’s account of the country’s burning dry forests
Features
Fact File
- 25 Aug 2015
As El Niño stirs up more fires in Indonesia, we look at the facts from last year's haze crisis in Singapore.
Event Coverage
- 5 Dec 2013
On peatlands, one single fire can produce five to six times more carbon emissions than clearing the same land area by other means.
Video
- 21 Jun 2013
Poor implementation of laws in Indonesia could be a main contributor to recurring fire and haze.
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