Traditional small farmers burned by Indonesia’s war on wildfires

LIMBUNG, Indonesia — Tall brush has taken over the land that Sarijan farmed for decades here on the island of Borneo. At the height of Indonesia’s 2019 wildfire crisis, the now-62-year-old set a fire to clear this tiny plot outside his home of vegetation. He planned to fertilize the soil with ash and plant rice … Continue reading Traditional small farmers burned by Indonesia’s war on wildfires