Palm oil, pulpwood firms not doing enough to prevent peat fires, analysis shows

Mongabay
Aug 15, 2023, 2:29 pm147 pts
JAKARTA — A new analysis has found a Switzerland-sized area of tropical peatland in Indonesia is at high risk of fire. More than half of the 3.8 million hectares (9.4 million acres) lies within corporate concessions and their buffer zones, with little sign that companies are taking the necessary measures to…

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