Environment Tragedy in the Canopy: The Fight to Save Borneo’s Orangutans Amid an Unprecedented Wave of Forest Fires October 21, 2026 Jia Lissa PALANGKA RAYA / KETAPANG — High above the scorched earth, clinging desperately to the branches of a sengon tree, a five-year-old female Bornean orangutan fought for her life. Surrounded by…
Health Ministry of Health Mandates ‘Oxygen Houses’ in All Community Health Centers Amid Severe Forest and Land Fires October 20, 2026 Neng Nana JAKARTA — In response to the escalating health crisis caused by widespread forest and land fires (kebakaran hutan dan lahan or karhutla) plaguing several regions across Indonesia, the Ministry of…
Environment Devastating Resurgence: Severe Peatland Fires and Haze Crisis Grip South Sumatra in 2026, Prompting Calls for Radical Governance Reform October 13, 2026 Reynand Wu PALEMBANG, SOUTH SUMATRA — A decade after the catastrophic forest and land fires that devastated Indonesia in 2015, the province of South Sumatra is once again choking under a severe…
Environment Beneath the Smokescreen: Accountability, Peatlands, and the Hollow Politics of Indonesia’s Forest Fires October 13, 2026 rifanmuazin By Environmental Reporting Desk As toxic haze blankets vast swathes of Kalimantan and Sumatera, choking human settlements and wildlife alike, a familiar and bitter ritual is playing out across Indonesia.…
Business Thick Haze Chokes Central Kalimantan: Palangka Raya Oxygen Cylinder Demand Soars Threefold Amid Severe Forest and Land Fires September 22, 2026 Reynand Wu PALANGKA RAYA — Thick, acrid smoke continues to blanket Palangka Raya and surrounding regions in Central Kalimantan as a wave of severe forest and land fires (karhutla) intensifies across the…
Environment Borneo Ablaze: Unprecedented Forest Fires Threaten 88% of Endangered Orangutan Habitats September 22, 2026 Nila Kartika Wati KETAPANG, KALIMANTAN BARAT — The dense tropical rainforests of Borneo, globally recognized as one of the planet’s most vital biodiversity strongholds, are currently facing an unprecedented ecological catastrophe. A relentless…
Environment When the Peat Burns: How Indonesia’s 2026 Forest Fires Sparked a Regional Health and Ecological Crisis September 21, 2026 Siti Muinah By Environmental Desk Published: September 2026 Introduction: A Smothering Blanket Across Borders The fires in the dense tropical expanse of Kalimantan are no longer merely an environmental disaster confined to…
Health Relief in the Haze: Free Health Services Extended to Citizens Affected by Forest Fires and Smog in Pontianak September 21, 2026 Ammar Sabilarrohman JAKARTA — As thick, acrid haze continues to blanket the skies of Pontianak and surrounding regions in West Kalimantan, local authorities, medical professionals, and humanitarian organizations have ramped up emergency…
Environment Indonesia’s Climate Credibility at Stake as Catastrophic Forest Fires Release Record-Breaking Emissions in 2026 September 20, 2026 Nila Kartika Wati JAKARTA — Indonesia is facing an intensifying environmental crisis as widespread forest and land fires (kebakaran hutan dan lahan or karhutla) rage across the archipelago. Driven by an unusually severe…
Environment Parched Peat and Persistent Flames: Inside Jambi’s Ongoing Battle Against Recurring Forest Fires September 20, 2026 Lina Irawan Main Facts The ongoing ecological crisis in Jambi Province, Indonesia, has reached a critical juncture. As of September 3, 2026, spatial monitoring data from conservation NGO KKI Warsi revealed that…
