GFMC: Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics

Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics

March 2016

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• Thailand: Thailand steps up efforts to tackle cross-border haze (published by http://thainews.prd.go.th 31 March 2016)

• South Africa: Fire-fighters put to test (published by www.news24.com 31 March 2016)

• Philippines/USA: US help sought to contain Mt. Apo fire (published by www.mb.com.ph 30 March 2016)

• Trinidad and Tobago: Chief Fire Officer to recommend flame resistant kits for forest rangers (published by http://newsday.co.tt 29 March 2016)

• USA: Redefining renewable biomass: A policy change with cascading outcomes (published by www.brookings.edu 29 March 2016)

• USA: Firefighters trying to snuff out the biggest wildfire in Kansas history are getting help from military helicopters _ and a potential assist from rain or snow (published by http://accesswdun.com 27 March 2016)

• Nepal: Haze attributed to raging jungle blaze (published by http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com 26 March 2016)

• Thailand: Neighbouring countries asked to collaborate in smog mitigation(published by www.pattayamail.com 25 March 2016)

• Gambia: Gambia Gov’t Concern At Indiscriminate Bushfire (published by www.jollofnews.com 24 March 2016)

• South Africa: Too little water for fires, Pietermaritzburg (published by http://fireandrescue.co 24 March 2016)

• USA: Osprey becoming final line of fire fighting defence (published by http://fireandrescue.co 24 March 2016)

• Europe: New simulation training to help tackle wildfires (published by www.northumberland.gov.uk 23 March 2016)

• Europe: Wildfire map reveals countries in Europe most at risk of catastrophic fire damage (published by http://phys.org 23 March 2016)

• Indonesia: ‘Sarawak model in peatland devt’ (published by www.theborneopost.com 23 March 2016)

• ASEAN: New map launched on company concessions in Indonesia (published by www.eco-business.com 22 March 2016)

• Malaysia: Putrajaya in dark on companies identified as causing haze (published by www.malaysiakini.com 22 March 2016)

• USA: Climate change impacts forests after wildfires; Fire and drought slows forest recovery (published by www.thedenverchannel.com 22 March 2016)

• Mozambique: Mozambique decries uncontrolled bushfires, poaching (published by http://en.starafrica.com 22 March 2016)

• Cambodia: Forest fire detonates UXOs at Preah Vihear (published by www.phnompenhpost.com 22 March 2016)

• Indonesia: ‘Multi-door approach’ to address forest-related crimes in Indonesia (published by www.thejakartapost.com 21 March 2016)

• New Zealand: Camp fire in Wellington’s Botanic Gardens endangers 250-year-old bush (published by www.stuff.co.nz 21 March 2016)

• Australia: $20 million of tourism trade stripped from Lorne after Black Christmas bushfire, report reveals (published by www.geelongadvertiser.com.au 20 March 2016)

• Australia: Tasmanian World Heritage areas deserve better firefighting plan, conservationists (published by www.abc.net.au 20 March 2016)

• Myanmar/Thailand: Haze worsens in Chiang Rai (published by www.bangkokpost.com 19 March 2016)

• Ghana: ‘Bushfire caused movement of snakes’ (published by www.graphic.com.gh 19 March 2016)

• Nepal: Over 500 forest fires have broken out this year (published by http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com 19 March 2016)

• Canada: How forest fires shaped the history of Timmins (published by www.timminspress.com 18 March 2016)

• Malaysia: Malaysia: 170 per cent increase in bush, forest fire cases in Labuan (published by www.eco-business.com 18 March 2016)

• Indonesia: Indonesia offers a cool million to whoever can help take the heat off its peatlands (published by http://theconversation.com 17 March 2016)

• Singapore: More pre-emptive action needed to solve transboundary haze issue: WWF Singapore (published by www.channelnewsasia.com 17 March 2016)

• USA: Federal Workers Union President Dougan Calls on President Obama to Protect Wildland Firefighters (published by www.businesswire.com 17 March 2016)

• Australia: Tasmania’s Wilderness World Heritage Area fires to be subject of Senate inquiry (published by www.abc.net.au 17 March 2016)

• Indonesia: In Indonesia, a new tool helps communities protect their land from fire (published by www.greenpeace.org 16 March 2016)

• Indonesia: Govt promises better response to forest fires (published by www.thejakartapost.com 15 March 2016)

• Indonesia: Bengkalis Enshrouded in Haze as Peat Fires Rage On (published by http://en.tempo.co 15 March 2016)

• Chile/Argentina: Se reactiva incendio forestal Binacional en la comuna de Lago Verde (published by http://radiosantamaria.cl 15 March 2016)

• Nepal: Wildfire raging in Udayapur’s Mahabharat Community Forest (published by http://thehimalayantimes.com 15 March 2016)

• Trinidad and Tobago: Bush fire strikes Forres Park landfill (published by www.guardian.co.tt 14 March 2016)

• USA: Hawaii’s Wildland Firefighters Need More Resources (published by www.emergencymgmt.com 14 March 2016)

• USA: Fire and Ice: Gauging the Effects of Wildfire on Alaskan Permafrost (published by www.usgs.gov 14 March 2016)

• Global: El Niño 2015 forces largest carbon dioxide spike on record (published by www.theweathernetwork.com 11 March 2016)

• Indonesia: Indonesia empowers communities to prevent forest fires (published by www.antaranews.com 11 March 2016)

• USA: Washington lawmakers pass livestock rescue bill (published by www.capitalpress.com 10 March 2016)

• Venezuela: Incendio forestal se registró en el Parque Sierra Nevada (published by www.2001.com.ve 10 March 2016)

• Chile: Onemi decreta Alerta Roja para Valparaíso por incendio forestal en reserva Peñuelas (published by www.biobiochile.cl 10 March 2016

• Armenia: EU programme teaches how to prevent forest fires (published by http://enpi-info.eu 09 March 2016)

• Indonesia: World Bank provides grant to help prevent forest fires (published by www.antaranews.com 09 March 2016)

• USA: Eastern US forests more vulnerable to drought than before 1800s (published by www.sciencecodex.com 08 March 2016)

• Indonesia: APRIL’s $100m Environmental Conservation Plan Imperative for Future Business (published by http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com 08 March 2016)

• Malaysia: Soil compaction puts peatland at risk, agency says (published by www.thejakartapost.com 08 March 2016)

• Thailand: Thailand drafting plan to end annual smoke haze in SE Asia (published by www.bangkokpost.com 07 March 2016)

• Thailand: NASA spots fire and smoke in Thai wildlife sanctuary (published by www.upi.com 07 March 2016)

• Republic of Korea: Gov’t seeks to develop drone industry (published by www.arirang.co.kr 07 March 2016)

• Indonesia: Indonesia asks citizens’ help to map forest fires (published by https://govinsider.asia 06 March 2016)

• India: Leopard kills another child (published by http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com 05 March 2016)

• Uganda: Wildfires rage on As Drought bites Karamoja Harder (published by http://ugandaradionetwork.com 05 March 2016)

• Australia: SA bushfires: Farmers fight to save topsoil after devastating 85,000-hectare blaze (published by www.abc.net.au 05 March 2016)

• India: Mumbai: Post Damu Nagar fire, strict measures in place for devotees visiting shrines on Mahashivratri (published by www.mid-day.com 04 March 2016)

• Trinidad and Tobago: Bush fires everywhere (published by www.trinidadexpress.com 04 March 2016)

• Trinidad and Tobago: Watching as our wild spaces burn (published by www.newsday.co.tt 03 March 2016)

• Ghana: Time to halt destruction of our environment (published by www.graphic.com.gh 03 March 2016)

• USA: Bill prohibiting flying drones near wildfires passes Senate (published by www.deseretnews.com 03 March 2016)

• USA: Bill would allow DNR retirees to keep pay while fighting wildfires (published by http://abc10up.com 03 March 2016)

• Indonesia: Locals to be hired to stop forest fires (published by www.thejakartapost.com 03 March 2016)

• Botswana: Botswana: Plan to Reduce Human Induced Bush Fires (published by http://allafrica.com 02 March 2016)

• Indonesia: Singapore stresses need for greater accountability on haze to Indonesia (published by www.channelnewsasia.com 02 March 2016)

• Indonesia: 100 ‘fire-free villages’ take on Indonesia’s haze hazard (published by www.climatechangenews.com 01 March 2016)

• Indonesia: Jakarta to sue 9 more firms over forest fires linked to haze (published by www.straitstimes.com 01 March 2016)

• Australia: Fire load reporting tool tested by Penguin District School students (published by www.theadvocate.com.au 01 March 2016)

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