Indonesia’s Forest Fire Crisis

Indonesia is facing an environmental disaster. Fires from drained peatlands have caused massive air pollution, or 'haze', causing respiratory and other illnesses. The disruption in economic activities has cost the country $16 billion in losses. Stopping the haze requires a commitment to sustainable management of forests and peatlands.

Topics: Environment and Natural Resources, Pollution Management, Environmental Health
Regions:
East Asia and Pacific
GP/Global Themes:
Forests, Landscapes and Ecosystems, Environmental Health and Pollution Management, Natural resource management
keywords:
Forest Fire, Indonesia, Forest
Language:
English
Learning Mode:
Video
Date Added: March 17, 2016
Length:
1:42

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World Bank Group Indonesia

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Anvar

- Mar 28, 2020

Interesting!

Joy Mildred Adhiambo

- Jan 7, 2020

Forest fires are very distructive

Joy Mildred Adhiambo

- Jan 7, 2020

*destructive

Andradiet I.J

- Nov 3, 2019

much better law enforcement on this matter has been proven since last few months. Hope the effort will not be slowed down but improved continuously

Monir

- Apr 21, 2019

Huge disaster, and need long term recovery

Jafar

- Mar 26, 2019

Topik sangat Menarik dan sangat bermanfaat

Emmanuel

- Sep 11, 2018

Interesting perspective on peat relate hazards. Some countries extract peat for energy generation, increasing susceptibility to floods.

Ki

- Jul 23, 2018

Interesting info! Thanks!

Jesús Manuel

- Jul 1, 2018

Great

Amit

- Oct 26, 2016

Lack of skilled manpower can destroy our natural resources.