Citation

Chisholm RA, Wijedsa L, Swinfield T. Conserv. Biol. 2015; 30(1): 5-6.

Affiliation

PT Restorasi Ekosistem Indonesia, Jl. Kopral Hambali no. 120, Kel. Pal Merah Lama, Jambi, 36139, Indonesia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Society for Conservation Biology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/cobi.12662

PMID

26612785

Abstract

In recent months, an environmental disaster with global consequences has been unfolding in Southeast Asia. Unusually extensive and persistent fires in Indonesia have razed thousands of square kilometers of tropical forest and peatland, casting a toxic cloud of smoky haze over the region and dumping billions of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. Similar fires have occurred annually for decades, but strong El Niño conditions have made this year's the worst since 1997. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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