#wildfires News
Policymakers in Thailand have begun proceedings on a new Clean Air Act to address seasonal air pollution that blankets parts of the country every dry season, presenting what experts describe as severe health risks for citizens.
Carbon & Climate
Indonesia saw fivefold surge in fires in 2023 triggered by El Niño
Nearly 1 million hectares (2.47 million acres, an area 15 times the size of Jakarta) burned in Indonesia between January and October 2023, according to environment and forest ministry data; El Niño and burning for new plantations contributed to this.
Food & Agriculture
Palm oil watchdog adds new targets: climate emissions, small farms
As it marks 20 years, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil turns its focus to climate change, small growers and Asian markets.
Carbon & Climate
‘The hottest year’: 10 extreme weather events in 2023
Record-breaking heat waves swept across much of Asia, Europe and North America. Scientists confirm that 2023 will be the hottest year in recorded history.
Carbon & Climate
How is climate change affecting people's health?
Policy & Finance
As climate adaptation flounders, more cash called 'no brainer'
Carbon & Climate
Big tech drags feet on climate disinformation, advocates warn
#wildfires Opinion
Policy & Finance
How technology can help save Indigenous forests – and our planet
What role can technology play in Indigenous land conservation around the world?
Carbon & Climate
We need to stop gambling with our planet - and our well-being - now
Respecting planetary boundaries can bring us back to a safe operating space where Earth’s life support systems are not at risk.
Policy & Finance
Protecting threatened species in a new era of fire
Some plants and animals love fire. Others do not. Science will help figure out which areas to burn, which to hose and how to create resilient ecosystems.
#wildfires Press Releases
Greenpeace Southeast Asia
Renewed calls for Asean to prioritise and protect citizens’ rights to clean air from transboundary haze
