Indonesia targets catastrophic wildfires, climate change with historic move to protect peatlands
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme
– Drained and burned peatlands are responsible for up to 5 per cent of anthropogenic carbon emissions
– 2015 Indonesian peat fires caused economic losses of US$ 16.1 billion
– At their worst, daily emissions from Indonesia’s peat fires were greater than those of the entire US economy
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