Alternative data: setting the record straight on the scale of Indonesia’s 2019 fires
- Written by David Gaveau, Scientist, member of the IUCN Oil Palm Task Force, International Union for the Conservation of Nature
Ulet IfansastiBurning in Indonesia is a sensitive issue. Although fires are scarce in wet intact forest landscapes, they are increasingly frequent in Indonesia’s disturbed forests and peatlands.
Not only are fires a concern to the international community due to large-scale carbon emissions, but the associated thick air pollution also poses...
