- The environment ministry is linked to implicated companies regarding issues in West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, and South Sumatra.
- Governments are coordinating responses across the affected provinces of Central, South, and West Kalimantan due to El Niño conditions.
El Niño is turbocharging drought and fire in West Kalimantan, threatening local orangutan populations.
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Updated Sep 15
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What happened
El Niño is turbocharging drought and fire in West Kalimantan, threatening local orangutan populations.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Boston University research is studying the impact of El Niño-fueled fires on orangutans in Borneo.1 source
El Niño is intensifying drought and fires in West Kalimantan, impacting orangutans.1 source
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The entities involved
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Borneo
third largest island in the world by area, located in south-east Asia
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Indonesia
island country in Southeast Asia and Oceania
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El Niño
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Related events
- IUCN lists orangutan as critically endangered due to habitat loss from Kalimantan wildfires.
- Orangutans are native to both Sumatra and Borneo.
- The orangutan habitat is located in North Sumatra, which is part of the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.
- Rainforest clearing for palm-oil plantations is causing habitat loss for orangutans in Sumatra and Borneo.
- Fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan, which are part of Indonesia, are causing haze that is affecting the Philippines. El Niño is cited as a major catalyst.