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Indonesia's action on haze won't stop burning: palm farmers group
2015-11-12 14:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Forest fires in Indonesia that have caused choking smoke across much of Southeast Asia will flare up again next year because government action to tackle the crisis is ineffective, a palm farmers group said. Indonesia and the wider Southeast Asian region have been suffering for weeks from smoke caused by smoldering forest and peatland fires, largely in Sumatra and Borneo islands that authorities have struggled to contain. Green groups and palm oil plantation firms say a 2009 law that allows...
Indonesia's growth picks up momentum
2015-11-05 06:43:15| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Growth in South East Asia's largest economy, Indonesia, picked up in the third quarter, improving upon the previous quarter which saw the lowest growth in six years.
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VIDEO: Drought hits Indonesia's rice farmers
2015-11-03 00:47:06| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Indonesia's most important rice growing region is suffering from a severe drought.
Indonesia's forest fires: living under a yellow haze in pictures
2015-11-02 13:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: On Borneo island members of the indigenous community live on the banks of Kapuas river in Sei Ahass village, where the haze was particularly bad. The forest and peat fires fanned by a prolonged dry season and the impact of El Nio have had devastating health impacts for Indonesia and its south-east Asian neighbours as well as the global climate.
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As Indonesia's Annual Fires Rage, Plenty Of Blame But No Responsibility
2015-11-01 15:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The onset of the rainy season in Indonesia brings hope of extinguishing forest fires that have raged for weeks, spawning both an environmental and political crisis in Southeast Asia's largest economy. This crisis, which recurs every year to some extent, extends deep into the country's politics and economics - and neither its causes nor symptoms will be easy to cure. According to the World Resources Institute, the fires are emitting nearly 16 million metric tons of carbon dioxide a day - more...
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