Environment in Indonesia
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INDONESIA, 2015/09/30
Singapore's Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen reiterated that Singapore Armed Forces stands ready to support Indonesia's haze mitigation efforts if and at the same time as activated, local media reported on Tuesday.
Minister Ng stressed that it's up to the Indonesians to decide whether what Singapore is offering is adequate during his visit in Indonesia.
Singapore had before offered to send C-130 aircraft for cloud seeding and Chinook helicopters with large water buckets to douse the fires in Indonesia, but Indonesia has rejected Singapore 's offer for help.
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INDONESIA, 2013/06/24
Malaysia declared a national of emergency in two parts of the southern national of Johor on Sunday as smoke from land-clearing fires in Indonesia pushed air pollution above the level considered hazardous.
The illegal burning of forests and other land on Indonesia's Sumatra island, to the west of peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, to clear space for palm oil plantations is a chronic problem during the June-September dry season.
The "haze" caused by fires in Riau province on Sumatra has as well shrouded neighboring Singapore but air quality in the city national improved over the weekend next reaching hazardous levels there.
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INDONESIA, 2012/12/25
The roar of chainsaws has restored birdsong, the once-lush, green jungle scorched to a barren gray. The equivalent of soccer fields of forest is lost each minute in Indonesia.
The disappearance of the trees has pushed thousands of animals — from the birds they harbor and sustain to orangutans, gibbons and black panthers — out of their natural homes and habitats.
They have been restored by plantations that are too nutrient-poor to support such wildlife, instead dedicated solely to producing fruit that is pulped to make oil used globally in products ranging from food to fuel.
