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31 Jul Indonesian forest fires: 5 provinces declare state of emergency

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JAKARTA: Five Indonesian provinces have declared states of emergency as peatlands burn in Aceh and the risk of fires spreading elsewhere increases during the annual dry season, an official said Wednesday. National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said 18 helicopters have been deployed to...

31 Jul Ultimate bogs: how saving peatlands could help save the planet – The Guardian

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They are one of the harshest environments on the planet and also one of the most important in terms of carbon storage. New research hopes to reveal the role these threatened bogs could play in the climate change story. Read the full story from The Guardian...