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News - 3 Feb 2020
A recipe for protecting peatlands from fire: re-wet, re-vegetate and re-vitalize
DG’s Column - 24 Jan 2020
Potential for protective green economy and government policies offer promise
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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
News - 20 Sep 2019
Scientists on Indonesia’s polluting haze Controlling the peatland fires is a matter of law and order
Fact File - 2 Sep 2019
From the frontlines: Fighting Bolivia’s forest fires A firefighter’s account of the country’s burning dry forests
1 Sep 2019
What should we make of the fires in the Amazon and Indonesia? Leading forestry scientists weigh in
Feature - 14 Jun 2019
Pineapples and peatlands Video Q&A - 31 May 2019
Firewood for income in a degrading landscape Voices from the forest-farm interface: Friday video series (Part V)
Video Q&A - 31 May 2019
Firewood for income in a degrading landscape Video Q&A - 24 May 2019
Trees and wildfire worries Voices from the forest-farm interface: Friday video series (Part IV)
Video Q&A - 24 May 2019
Trees and wildfire worries News - 26 Nov 2018
Sparking debate over fire use on agricultural land in Indonesia New peatlands research center aims to reshape conservation efforts
News - 7 Nov 2018
Congo Basin countries take a page out of Indonesia’s book on peatland management New International Tropical Peatland Center offers training and more
Feature - 28 Aug 2018
Steady as Murdiyarso goes CIFOR Principal Scientist Daniel Murdiyarso wins the 2018 LIPI Sarwono Award for being Indonesia’s unshakable bridge between science and policy
Feature - 28 Aug 2018
Steady as Murdiyarso goes Event Coverage - 16 Aug 2018
How far has Indonesia come on peatland conservation and restoration? Storing “disproportionate” amounts of carbon, the archipelago’s peatlands are vital to achieving climate goals
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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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