Rumah bibit untuk penanaman kembali lahan gambut yang dibangun oleh kelompok masyarakat di Kampung Penyengat, Kabupaten Siak, Riau. (Author provided)

Bisnis berkelanjutan gairahkan masyarakat memulihkan gambut dan mencegah kebakaran

Usaha mengungkit kesejahteraan masyarakat sekitar dalam restorasi gambut sangat penting agar secara ekonomi dan sosial, masyarakat semakin akrab dan ‘terikat’ dengan kesehatan lahan gambut.
Why do forests fires rage every year in Indonesia? Some people benefit from the business of fire, enjoying profits and economic rents at the expense of environmental quality. EPA/Adi Weda

Playing with fire: the economics and network of fire and haze

Scientists and policymakers - aware of the extreme dry season of El Nino - have warned of fires in Indonesia months in advance. Why then, do fires continue to blaze and what is being done about it?

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