Up in smoke : peatland fires in Russia and Indonesia

• Main Author: Sofiah Jamil
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90909; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6609
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Russia’s peatland fires, like those in Indonesia, have been triggered by high global temperatures. The heatwaves behind the current Russian fires bear similarities with the Indonesian experiences in 1998 and 2006, Indonesia and ASEAN could share their experiences in addressing peatland fires w...