Keywords: peat fire

A carbon footprint for the peat and substrate industry

ABSTRACT The peat and substrate industry is under fire for its alleged impact on nature and the climate. In...

2015 severe peat fires and air pollution near the former mega rice project area in central Kalimantan, Indonesia

SUMMARY Severe air pollution due to biomass burning occurred again in Indonesia during the 2015 super El Niño. In...

Drivers of recurrent peatfire in riau and south sumatera, Indonesia

SUMMARY Riau province once has been blessed with about 4 million Ha peat forest, making it one of the...

The ring of fire: tackling Indonesia’s peatland fire dynamic

SUMMARY Peatlands are a significant component of the global carbon (C) cycle, yet despite their role as a long-term...

Peat fire, air pollution and hydrological processes in a tropical peatland, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Dense haze emitted from peat/forest fires in 1997/98 and 2002 damaged not only the peatland and forest themselves but...