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Peatland on fire again as burning season starts in Indonesia
Indonesia’s annual fire season has started again, with hotspots detected in 10 provinces.
Some of the fires have been detected in protected areas with large swaths of peatland.
The government says it’s preparing to carry out cloud seeding to induce rainfall in affected areas.
However, environmentalists have called for more traditional methods of law enforcement to prevent fires breaking out in the first place.
JAKARTA Fires have flared up in at least 10 provinces in Indonesia, with some of the burning occurring in peatlands.
The burning, including in protected forests, marks the start of the country’s dry season and the attendant fires that are set to clear trees and shrubs for agriculture. Government data show at least 173 fire incidents detected in 10 provinces: Aceh, North Sumatra, Riau, Riau Islands, Jambi and South Sumatra on the island of Sumatra; West Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan on Borneo; Southea
Palm oil conflicts persist amid lack of resolution in Indonesian Borneo
Efforts to resolve land conflicts between palm oil companies and local communities in western Indonesian Borneo have largely failed, with many disputes festering for more than a decade, a new study shows.
Of 32 conflicts analyzed, 66% haven’t been resolved, even though 72% have been mediated by local governments, lawmakers and police.
The researchers say the authorities tend to not enforce the law on companies and have instead tended to take a harder line on community members protesting against the companies.
The study also found that other avenues of redress for the community, such as filing a complaint with certification bodies like the RSPO, remain underutilized because of complicated procedures and a lack of trust in institutions.