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Malaysia, Indonesia Start Talks on Tackling Sumatra, Kalimantan Fires
... Orangutans Rescued From Burning Forest in Central Kalimantan The ... and help tackle the forest fires together,” Mohamad said ... 6.2 Million Hectares in Forest Crackdown Malaysia to Raise ... firefighting and preventing land clearing through burning. The bilateral ...News Oct 15, 2026 | 2:43 pm
Indonesia Wildfire Burns Homes, Displaces Hundreds
Bangka. A forest fire on Indonesia's Sumatra island ... to slash-and-burn land-clearing practices that have changed the ...News Oct 13, 2026 | 7:02 pm
Indonesia to Stop Clearing Forests for Rice Fields
... Tuesday that Indonesia would stop clearing forests for rice paddies, ... cultivation in the so-called forest areas,” Hashim told the ... its agricultural yields rather than clearing new lands. “We will ... seeds.” The vow to halt forest clearing came amidst a haze-choked ...News Oct 6, 2026 | 8:40 pm
East Kalimantan Police Name 12 Suspects in 37 Forest Fire Cases
... 37 alleged criminal cases involving forest and land fires," Tedy ... fires were caused by land clearing activities that involved burning ... parts of the province. Forest and land fires continue to ... Agency (BNPB), Manggala Agni forest-fire crews, the military and ...News Sep 12, 2026 | 3:09 pm
Indonesia Told BRICS It Wants Climate Teamwork. Its Own Fires Show Why That Matters
... 's leadership, they agreed fighting forest fires and preparing for disasters ... it wants BRICS to treat forest fires as a shared problem, ... area, linked to land clearing for government farming and fuel ... to tackle together. A real forest-fire priority, not just a ...Opinion Sep 6, 2026 | 7:02 pm
Indonesia Blames Deliberate Burning for Most Forest and Land Fires
... for various purposes, including land clearing, Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni ... period in efforts to contain forest and land fires amid ... According to Forestry Ministry data, forest and land fires have burned ... against 30 Companies over Forest and Land FiresNews Sep 1, 2026 | 7:15 pm
ASEAN Has a Haze Agreement But Regional Action Is Still Limited
... use of fire for land clearing. The resulting haze has ... transboundary haze from land and forest fires. Indonesia, despite historically ... to help Indonesia combat major forest and land fires. In ... mitigation efforts. Read More: Forest and Land Fires Burn More ...News Aug 28, 2026 | 8:00 am
Prabowo: Companies behind Land Fires Will Lose Their Business Licenses
... suspected of deliberately setting forest and land fires, including ... communities understand the prohibition on clearing land with fire. The ... against 30 Companies over Forest and Land Fires He ... companies in connection with forest and land fires throughout ...News Aug 24, 2026 | 6:33 pm
‘You Have Plantations Here Too’: Lawmaker Hits Back at Malaysia, Singapore Over Forest Fires
... help prevent and tackle forest and land fires in ... His comments came as forest and land fires spread ... neighbors over haze generated by forest and plantation fires, particularly ... including dry conditions and land-clearing practices, while companies and ...News Aug 21, 2026 | 8:39 pm
Singapore Doesn’t See Haze Issue with Indonesia’s Palm Oil Biodiesel
... problem lies in the land-clearing techniques. In its latest report ... transboundary haze.” Smogs from Indonesian forest fires had previously led to ...Business Jul 20, 2026 | 8:00 am
Indonesia Tightens Control on Nickel as US and China Scramble for Critical Minerals
... promise was used to justify forest clearing and mining expansion in the ...Business Feb 18, 2026 | 1:59 pm
PPATK Estimates $102 Billion in Environmental Crimes Linked to Money Laundering
... crimes, including illegal mining and forest exploitation. “This is not just ... said environmental degradation — including illegal forest clearing and encroachment — was a major factor ... corruption and unlawful exploitation of forest land. “We have already ...News Feb 3, 2026 | 1:49 pm
Danantara to Manage Land Seized From 28 Firms After Deadly Sumatra Floods
... blamed environmental degradation — including illegal forest clearing and encroachment — as a major ... Ministry and Danantara,” the Forest Area Enforcement Task Force spokesman ... reforms aimed at strengthening forest governance and disaster mitigation.News Jan 27, 2026 | 9:00 pm
Indonesia Revokes Permits of 28 Companies after Sumatra Disasters
... approximately 1 million hectares of forest land, as well as ... as well as the Forest Area Enforcement Task Force. ... ,” Prasetyo said. The Forest Area Enforcement Task Force ... environmental degradation, including illegal forest clearing and encroachment, as one ...News Jan 20, 2026 | 11:47 pm
Deploying Elephants to Disaster Zones Isn't an Easy Task
... way is to assist in clearing post-disaster debris,” said Ujang ... of eight mahouts (elephant handlers), forest rangers, and veterinarians, all working ...News Dec 9, 2025 | 9:33 pm
Eight Firms Called In as Deforestation Linked to Sumatra Disaster
... Off Areas Large-Scale Forest Conversion According to Hanif, ... converted large swaths of forest into dry agricultural land. ... Possible penalties include restoring forest status to degraded land ... the logs originated from forest clearing for palm oil plantations. ...News Dec 3, 2025 | 9:03 pm
Extreme Rainfall and Deforestation Drive Catastrophic Floods in Sumatra: 744 Dead
... Tapanuli. Hanif said that severe forest loss upstream, combined with downstream ... forest capacity reduced to 38 percent, ... zones. He noted that land clearing in the Batang Toru area ...News Dec 3, 2025 | 10:30 am
Sumatra Disaster Update: Death Toll Rises to 604 as Rescue and Aid Intensify
... Ten excavators have focused on clearing the Tarutung–Sibolga national highway ... this year alone. Hatma Suryatmojo, a forest hydrology and watershed management expert ...News Dec 1, 2025 | 9:45 pm
Indonesia to Review Mines After Deadly Sumatra Floods
... He added that the government’s Forest Area Utilization Permit (PPKH) ... intended to regulate activities in forest areas, has effectively become ... Toru ecosystem. Land clearing in the forest zone for mining- ... of the disaster. The Forest Area Enforcement Task Force ...News Dec 1, 2025 | 7:19 pm
Why Floods in Sumatra Kill More People Than in Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines
... large debris swept from degraded forest areas caused extensive infrastructure damage ... to logging, land clearing, and mining activities. “Once the forest disappears, the ... urged the government to accelerate forest rehabilitation efforts and strengthen law ...News Dec 1, 2025 | 10:09 am
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