Indonesia fires cost nation $5 billion this year: World Bank

Mongabay
Dec 20, 2019, 10:25 am397 pts
JAKARTA — Land and forest fires in Indonesia cost the country $5.2 billion in damage and economic losses this year, equivalent to 0.5% of its economy, according to a new analysis from the World Bank. The World Bank calculated the figure based on the fires’ impacts on the nation’s agriculture,…

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