Not Just for Peats Sake
Annually, Indonesia loses huge areas of forest. Much destruction is due to fire in the ecologically sensitive peatlands and peat forests of Kalimantan and Sumatra.
November 14, 2006
Blocking of Canals and Ditches in Conjunction with the CommunityAuthor: I Nyoman N. SuryadiputraClimate Change Forests and Peatlands in Indonesia Project (CCFPI)
Fire in Peatlands and Peatland ForestsAuthors: Wahyu Catur AdiNugroho & others(CCFPI)
PEAT-BASED fires are, because of the nature of the biomass (peat is a stage in the carbon cycle) concerned, amongst the most demanding to deal with. The hazes that each year plague Southeast Asia mostly h
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