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Indonesia’s crackdown on forest fires

Burn now, pay later: Fines trickle in from Indonesia’s crackdown on forest fires

Ten years since a landmark lawsuit over forest fires, the palm oil company at the center of the case has finally begun paying its $23 million fine in installments.

How pressuring corporations can save the Amazon from destruction
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How pressuring corporations can save the Amazon from destruction

As the Amazon undergoes another wave of deforestation, a blueprint for halting the runaway exploitation can be found in Southeast Asia.

Indonesia enlists plantation companies to ensure haze-free Asian Games

Indonesia enlists plantation companies to ensure haze-free Asian Games

Organizers of the Asian Games are wary of the event being hit by haze from brush and peat fires in Sumatra.The government has called on pulpwood and oil palm companies to take steps to prevent fires during this year's dry season.


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