Date	Title	Category
13-Feb-2018	Congo, DR Congo launch joint appeal for peatland protection As the the threats of climate change continue to get more real, the Republic of Congo and neighbouring...	Global
12-Feb-2018	Two Congos set joint approach for peatland help The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo are to jointly seek funds to help them protect...	Global
10-Feb-2018	Four Hectares of Vacant Peatland Catch Fire in Riau A fire engulfed four hectares of peatland in Pulau Muda, Riau, police said on Friday (09/02).	Peatland Fire and Haze
09-Feb-2018	UK satellites to help monitor ASEAN forest fires This project will use satellite data and mapping to monitor peat conditions in Indonesia and Malaysia.	Technology
09-Feb-2018	Bridgestone hits the brakes on deforestation The tire company has become the third of the world’s “Big Five” to have a formal policy on deforestation,...	Deforestation
07-Feb-2018	Asia Pulp and Paper’s sustainability progress ‘not sufficient’ say NGOs On the fifth anniversary of the controversial paper company’s landmark pledge to stop clearing natural forests...	Plantations on peat
06-Feb-2018	Palm oil players warn of ‘cobra effect’ PALM oil players and analysts have warned that the European Parliament’s draft measures two weeks ago to ban palm...	Palm Oil
06-Feb-2018	Indonesian President Widodo pledges haze-free 2018 President Joko Widodo on Tuesday (Feb 6) told officials that he had given his word for 2018 to be a haze-free year...	Indonesia-Peatland,Haze and Fire
06-Feb-2018	Scientists Win $1m to Map Peats and Help Indonesia Tackle Wildfires The International Peat Mapping Team, or IPMT, on Friday (05/02) won the $1 million Indonesian Peat Prize for the...	Technology
03-Feb-2018	Indonesian peatlands protection plan nets RM3.9mil A plan to use satellite imagery and aerial mapping to protect Indonesia’s peatlands – a vast carbon sink and source...	Indonesia
02-Feb-2018	Indonesian palm, pulp companies commit to peatland restoration Some 125 palm oil and pulp companies have committed to restoring a combined 14,000 square kilometers (5,400...	Plantations on peat
02-Feb-2018	Peatland mappers win $1million to help tackle Indonesian haze fires KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An award-winning method for mapping Indonesia’s vast peatlands,...	Technology
01-Feb-2018	Army Region 3 joins Chiang Mai in drill against forest fires and haze Army Region 3 Commander Lt Gen Wijak Siribansop, as director of the Regional Forest Fire and Haze Prevention...	Thailand-Haze
01-Feb-2018	Measuring Emissions from Smoldering Peat Fires A new study measures emission factors for tropical peatland fires in Malaysia.	Research
31-Jan-2018	Rewetting the Swamp: Indonesia’s Bold Plan A controversial project to restore 2.5 million hectares of tropical peatland hinges on sustainable farming	Peat Conservation
31-Jan-2018	Is a plantation a forest? Indonesia says yes, as it touts a drop in deforestation However, the government’s insistence on counting pulpwood plantations as reforested areas has once again...	Plantations on peat
30-Jan-2018	Peat-mapping technology to be adopted in Indonesia The government currently lacks an authoritative map of its carbon-rich peat areas, which it urgently needs to enforce...	Technology
29-Jan-2018	Indonesia prepares to adopt standardized peat-mapping technology The winner of a competition announced in 2016 to come up with a fast, accurate and cost-effective method to...	Peatland Conservation
29-Jan-2018	Challenges Faced By Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil Scheme (MSPO) Certifying its products to earn consumer confidence has precedence in Malaysia with certification bodies...	Standards
25-Jan-2018	Climate change and deforestation threaten world’s largest tropical peatland The Cuvette Centrale peatlands stretch across an area of central Africa that is larger than the size of England...	Global

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