Fires can be natural and beneficial to the forest landscapes, however they can also be very problematic when they occur at the wrong place and wrong time. Every year there are millions of acres of forests around the world that are deforested due to fires caused by human intervention.

In Southeast Asia, these corporations and local farmers (particularly in Malaysia and Indonesia) use fires to clear land for urbanization and agricultural reasons. Such forest fires affect not only the overall composition of forests, but affect the biodiversity of plants and animals who take shelter in the forests. Fires also alter water cycles and soil fertility.

 

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Forest Fires In Indonesia

Believe it or not, forest fires are relevant to you. because it affects us through the trans-boundary haze pollution and through global warming. Recently, haze levels in Singapore have greatly increasing over the past few years.

For more information on the Indonesian fires please visit My Space at: Guest Speaker Putera Zenata explains to us what are the causes and solutions that we can bring to these fires that affect us on a global level.