High temperatures setting off fires underground - 26 Apr, 2012
Relevant officials yesterday rushed to examine a spot in Phitsanulok's Nakhon Thai district where fire has reportedly been raging underground. The fire has also reportedly burned four dogs to death. Read more... Greens move to avoid a disaster - 24 Apr, 2012
THE Indonesian government and environmentalists have moved to halt the destruction of a peatland forest after activists warned that the endangered Sumatran orangutans in the area have almost been driven to extinction. Read more...
The Peatland Biodiversity Management Toolbox: A handbook for conservation and management of peatland biodiversity in Southeast Asia. Now available in eBook.
Manual for the Control of Fire in Peatlands and Peatland Forest: The book explains technical steps for fighting fire in the field and provides examples of fire prevention in peatland through the use of ponds and blocked ditches as fire breaks.