Monica Evans A firefighter’s account of the country’s burning dry forests When firefighter Daniela Azero and her team first saw the extent of the uncontrolled forest fires in eastern Bolivia near the Amazonian border with Brazil, it made a big impression. “There were just so many hotspots – huge columns of smoke and big, powerful flames,”… Continue reading From the frontlines: Fighting Bolivia’s forest fires
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Feeding ‘Godzilla’: as Indonesia burns, its government moves to increase forest destruction
Bill Laurance|James Cook University In the midst of its worst fire crisis in living memory, the Indonesian government is taking a leap backward on forest protection. The recently signed Council of Palm Oil Producing Nations between Indonesia and Malaysia, signed at the weekend in Kuala Lumpur, will attempt to wind back palm oil companies’ pledges… Continue reading Feeding ‘Godzilla’: as Indonesia burns, its government moves to increase forest destruction