- Regional haze and wildfire response in Indonesia
- Fires are actively affecting multiple provinces including South Sumatra, Central Kalimantan, Riau, Jambi, South Kalimantan, and West Kalimantan.
Forest fires are causing widespread haze across the island.
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Updated Oct 15
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What happened
Forest fires are causing widespread haze across the island.
Who's involved
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Fires are actively affecting multiple provinces including South Sumatra, Central Kalimantan, Riau, Jambi, South Kalimantan, and West Kalimantan.Also in this story
- The National Environment Agency served legal notices to Asia Pulp & Paper suppliers in South Sumatra over contributing to regional haze.
- Haze from fires affects Lampung, North Sumatra, and Riau, prompting air control measures.
- Peatlands in South Sumatra and Central Kalimantan suffered serious degradation, prompting commentary from Hanif Faisol Nurofiq.
- Ronny has been appointed to lead the regional disaster management agency in South Kalimantan.
The entities involved
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South Sumatra
province of Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra
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Sumatra
island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands
Related events
- Wan Saiful Wan Jan urges Putrajaya to investigate haze links related to hotspots in Central Kalimantan, South Sumatra, and Jambi.
- Haze from Sumatra and Kalimantan affects Singapore air quality, prompting government preparedness measures.
- Coordinating disaster response to peatland fires and drought in Sumatra.
- Fires are contained in the country's territory of Indonesia, affecting Sumatra and Borneo.