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Indonesia chokes as forest and peatland fires rip

Published on 21 Sep 2015
The burning forests and peatlands of Indonesia are once again casting a pall of choking smoke across the region, in the process releasing billions of tonnes of carbon. Promises to solve the problems stand betrayed - and COP21 commitments to tackle the problem are being weakened. CIFOR research found that in 2012, forest fires in Riau province emitted 1.5-2 billion tonnes of in just one week in 2012 - around 10% of Indonesia's total annual emissions.
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