THE dry season is always the busiest time for Bambang Hero Saharjo. Because of the forest fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra, he spends most of his time in the forests, tracking down the remaining evidence and reporting cases to the police, instead of with his family. If we stay uninvolved, many of the cases dont go to court, said the father of two.

Throughout this year alone, Bambang has dragged 56 suspected forest arsonists to court. One time, ba