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Fire hotspots detected mostly in moratorium area in West Kalimantan

Sumatra, Biodiversity loss, Pulp & paper, Palm oil, burning, fire, fires, hotspot, peat, Titian, west kalimantan

Fire hotspot number in Indonesia drastically increase this month as long drought and hot temperature could drive the trend. Approximately 529 hotspots were detected in West Kalimantan province during the 7-23 July 2018 period, as analyzed by Eyes on the Forest - West Kalimantan network based on monitoring from the Terra-Aqua Modis satellite with confidence 30% up.

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Fires hotspots mostly detected in palm oil plantations in West Kalimantan

Kalimantan, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss, asap, borneo, deforestasi, deforestation, forest fire, forest fires, haze, hotspot, Jaringan Kalbar, kalimantan, karhutla, kebakaran, Kubu Raya, NASA, palm oil, peatland, Sulhani, Titian, titik api, west kalimantan

NGOs in West Kalimantan analyzed that 217 fires hotspots detected by NASA Firms Eosdis during 28 June – 6 July 2015. 124 out of 217 hotspots or 57 percent was found in palm oil concessions and by districts, Kubu Raya is the most area hit by fires with 81 and followed by Ketapang and Sambas with 44 and 36 respectively.

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