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APP fire-fighting crew in action.

APP pumps South Africa specialists to join haze fire fight

Mongabay Haze Beat 5 Nov 2015
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

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 hesitates on emergency status for haze; Islamic council sees ‘warning from God’

Mongabay Haze Beat 23 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

Indonesia hints at possible peatland license review as haze firefight continues

Mongabay Haze Beat 14 Oct 2015
Lowland rainforest in Riau, Sumatra. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

APRIL clearing forest in breach of sustainability policy: NGO

Mongabay.com 14 Oct 2015

Plantation companies challenged by haze-causing fires in Indonesia

Rhett Ayers Butler 14 Oct 2015

Jokowi enforcer roasts APP supplier while Kalimantan orangutan charity reels from fires

Mongabay Haze Beat 13 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

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

Mongabay Haze Beat 6 Oct 2015

Many solutions to Southeast Asia’s haze problem proposed, but no end in sight

Mike Gaworecki 22 Sep 2015
Natural forest and acacia plantation in Riau. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

APP to clear plantations to restore peatlands

Rhett Ayers Butler 13 Aug 2015

After long battle, big swath of Sumatran rainforest wins protection

Rhett Ayers Butler 12 Aug 2015

Palm oil a mixed blessing in Indonesia’s peat peninsula

Zamzami 4 Aug 2015

Fires rage in Indonesian park illegally trashed for palm oil

Rhett Ayers Butler 10 Jul 2015

Tennis star responds to rainforest advocates

Rhett Ayers Butler 20 May 2015

Jokowi must strengthen Indonesia’s forest moratorium, not just extend it: activists

Mongabay.com 25 Apr 2015

Activists target Roger Federer as brand ambassador for bank linked to deforestation

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Apr 2015

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