On burning-prone Borneo, planners work to fireproof Indonesia’s new capital

Mongabay
Jul 17, 2023, 3:09 pm108 pts
Indonesia is readying a fleet of drones to launch over Nusantara, its new capital city, as part of efforts to protect the under-construction site in Borneo from wildfires, officials told Mongabay. “The information can be used to find out where potential fires might occur, the source of water to extinguish…

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