With Haze Contained, Attention Turns To Peatlands
The menacing haze which caused havoc in Indonesia and neighboring countries in 2015 has been contained, thanks to the government’s strict policy enforcement and a prolonged rainy season. Attention is now on making peatlands fire-preventive.
April 18, 2017
AT the recent Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) annual conference on haze, South Sumatra Governor Alex Noerdin declared, "I promise you no more haze will come from my province." Those were brave words given recent history, but since the devastating haze of 2015, Indonesia has indeed taken drastic measures to mitigate forest fires and haze recurrences. Last year, only 100 hotspots were sighted, compared to thousands prior to the 2
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