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Members of the local community help extinguish the fire of burning peatland in Kapuas district, Central Kalimantan province on Borneo island, Indonesia.

Privatized gain, socialized pain; Singapore foreign minister turns up heat on haze

Mongabay Haze Beat 4 Nov 2015

Indonesia breathes easier for now as haze recedes and rain falls

Mongabay Haze Beat 3 Nov 2015

Police investigate new hotspot at govt office in Palangkaraya as ‘important’ documents go up in smoke

Mongabay Haze Beat 2 Nov 2015
Members of the indigenous community live at the riverbanks in Kapuas river where the air is engulfed with thick haze at Sei Ahass village, Kapuas district, Central Kalimantan province on Borneo island, Indonesia. These fires are a threat to the health of millions. Smoke from landscape fires kills an estimated 110,000 people every year across Southeast Asia, mostly as a result of heart and lung problems, and weakening newborn babies.

Greenpeace releases dramatic haze photos as Indonesian fire emissions surpass 1.6B tons

Mongabay.com 1 Nov 2015

Dare to explore the spookier side of nature

Brittany Stewart 31 Oct 2015

Jokowi pledges Indonesia peatland ‘revitalization’ to stop the burning

Mongabay Haze Beat 30 Oct 2015

Indonesian wildfire disaster threatens virgin forest in Borneo

Mongabay Haze Beat 29 Oct 2015

Raja Ampat fires destroy livelihoods; Sumatrans suffer from drought amid haze

Mongabay Haze Beat 28 Oct 2015

Jokowi cuts U.S. trip short as Tuesday rain brings hope of haze respite

Mongabay Haze Beat 27 Oct 2015

Under-fire Jokowi prepares biggest shift yet in Indonesian haze

Mongabay Haze Beat 26 Oct 2015

Indonesia’s massive haze problem is Jokowi’s big opportunity

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Oct 2015

Indonesia readies shelter ships as haze last resort after #EvacuateUs hits Twitter

Mongabay Haze Beat 22 Oct 2015

Jokowi hints at company crackdown as Kalimantan residents prepare haze class action suit

Mongabay Haze Beat 21 Oct 2015

Kalimantan politicians wear facemasks inside parliament as Palangkaraya suffers in silence

Mongabay Haze Beat 20 Oct 2015

Papua fires send haze to Micronesia; Indonesia elections commission hints at environment debate

Mongabay Haze Beat 19 Oct 2015

Indonesian healthcare in focus as haze worsens; NASA data show Papua ablaze

Mongabay Haze Beat 16 Oct 2015

Carbon emissions from Indonesia’s peat fires exceed emissions from entire U.S. economy

Rhett Ayers Butler 15 Oct 2015

Aircraft fight Sumatran fires as Indonesian minister looks to counter no-deforestation pledges

Mongabay Haze Beat 15 Oct 2015

Indonesia hints at possible peatland license review as haze firefight continues

Mongabay Haze Beat 14 Oct 2015

Plantation companies challenged by haze-causing fires in Indonesia

Rhett Ayers Butler 14 Oct 2015

‘Blue Sky Revolution’ in Pekanbaru as haze protesters demand brighter days ahead

Mongabay Haze Beat 12 Oct 2015

Haze compensation details unclear as help arrives in Sumatra

Mongabay Haze Beat 9 Oct 2015

Haze cancels Jokowi haze visit as greater cooperation looms

Mongabay Haze Beat 8 Oct 2015

NASA photo shows New Guinea going up in flames

Rhett Ayers Butler 7 Oct 2015

Greenpeace releases dramatic drone video of Indonesia’s fires

Rhett Ayers Butler 7 Oct 2015

Singapore request for haze information tricky for Indonesia

Mongabay Haze Beat 7 Oct 2015

Indonesia says doing all it can as neighbors ready new haze measures

Mongabay Haze Beat 6 Oct 2015

Malaysia PM turns up heat on Indonesia as Australian firm faces fires probe

Mongabay Haze Beat 5 Oct 2015

‘Maybe that’s why there’s so many fires’: Was a peat swamp illegitimately stripped of protected status in Indonesia?

Jay Fajar, Sapariah Saturi 2 Oct 2015

Singapore takes legal action against 5 Indonesian companies over haze

1 Oct 2015

NASA photo reveals Asia’s choking haze

Rhett Ayers Butler 30 Sep 2015

As haze chokes Sumatra, farmers ask Jokowi for greater land rights

Sapariah Saturi, Taufik Wijaya 28 Sep 2015

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