Forest fires

Indonesia fires threaten critically endangered orang utan: IUCN

Wildfires have also been reported in the habitats of five gibbon species across Sumatra and Borneo, the conservation network said.

Respiratory problems climb past 170,000 cases in haze-hit Indonesia

Firefighters extinguishing forest and land fires in Banjar, South Kalimantan, on Sept 21.

Indonesia forecasts delayed wet season, farmers brace themselves for impact

Firefighters extinguishing forest and land fires South Kalimantan on Sept 21.

Indonesia doing ‘everything’ but still struggling to curb fires

Firefighters have been battling forest fires for weeks in Borneo and Sumatra.

Haze in S’pore: PSI readings across Singapore back in moderate range

Hazy conditions seen at Chinatown on Sept 20 at 4.30 pm.

A decade after Indonesia’s worst fires, the haze is back. Why does the problem still persist?

Firefighters putting out a fire in Banjarbaru, in Indonesia’s South Kalimantan province, where ST found that clearing land without fire can still cost considerably more than burning it.

Indonesia’s wildfires and haze in Kalimantan cost billions: Families pay the price

Adi Siswoyo, 43, with his wife, Asmarawati, 39, and their son, Rahmat Rafis Saputra, 5, at their home in Banjarbaru. The farmer’s household income has fallen substantially after wildfires scorched his farm.

Sumatran elephants run out of room as fires spread

Between 1,320 and 1,635 Sumatran elephants are estimated to remain in the wild across Sumatra.

Wildfires cause respiratory infections to double in Indonesia

This aerial picture shows thick, pungent smoke from forest and land fires blanketing the city of Palangka Raya in Central Kalimantan on Sept 6.

Air quality in Singapore remains in moderate range as PSI drops to below 100

The haze seen from Boat Quay at 9.45am on Sept 10.

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