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The need for long‐term remedies for Indonesia's forest fires
Author(s) -
Chisholm Ryan A.,
Wijedasa Lahiru S.,
Swinfield Tom
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
conservation biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.2
H-Index - 222
eISSN - 1523-1739
pISSN - 0888-8892
DOI - 10.1111/cobi.12662
Subject(s) - term (time) , forestry , agroforestry , geography , environmental science , quantum mechanics , physics
In recent months, an environmental disaster with global consequences has been unfolding in Southeast Asia. Unusually extensive and persistent fires in Indonesia have razed thousands of square kilometers of tropical forest and peatland, casting a toxic cloud of smoky haze over the region and dumping billions of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. Similar fires have occurred annually for decades, but strong El Niño conditions have made this year's the worst since 1997. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.