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News Indonesia » East Kalimantan » Places: Indonesia closes 9 national parks temporarily following forest fires; prioritises firefighting in 6 provinces

News channel or source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia-forest-fires-national-parks-6354041

Published on: Wednesday 02 September 2026

Indonesia is battling fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra, with some areas in Borneo remaining blanketed by “hazardous” levels of haze.

News Indonesia » East Kalimantan » Places: Indonesia evacuates 11 orangutans as forest fire reaches Borneo rehabilitation site

News channel or source: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/indonesia-evacuates-11-orangutans-as-forest-fire-reaches-borneo-rehabilitation-site/4047888

Published on: Friday 04 September 2026

Indonesia evacuated 11 orangutans from a forest fire in its part of Borneo earlier this week and is monitoring their health, an official said on Friday.

News Indonesia » East Kalimantan » Places: Recording a rainforest before Indonesia’s new capital changes it

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/recording-a-rainforest-before-indonesia-s-new-capital-changes-it/ar-AA2bgDCz

Published on: Sunday 30 August 2026

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In the forests around Pemaluan in East Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, researchers led ...

News Indonesia » East Kalimantan » Places: Community-based initiative to resolve the human-elephant conflict in East Kalimantan needs more support

News channel or source: https://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?207417/Community-based-initiative-to-resolve-the-human-elephant-conflict-in-East-Kalimantan-needs-more-support

Published on: Thursday 31 January 2013

WWF-Indonesia conducts training activities for members of the Task Force continued Borneo Elephant handling conflicts, which is to increase their capacity in terms of escorting the elephant habitats ...

News Indonesia » East Kalimantan » Places: Indonesia Deploys 12,880 Personnel to Fight Forest Fires in Kalimantan, Sumatra

News channel or source: https://en.tempo.co/read/2118118/indonesia-deploys-12880-personnel-to-fight-forest-fires-in-kalimantan-sumatra

Published on: Saturday 22 August 2026

Indonesia deploys 12,880 personnel to fight forest and land fires across six priority provinces in Kalimantan and Sumatra, backed by air operations.

News Indonesia » East Kalimantan » Places: East Kalimantan Province Leading in Emissions Monitoring and Development

News channel or source: https://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?328470/East-Kalimantan-Province-Leading-in-Emissions-Monitoring-and-Development

Published on: Wednesday 16 May 2018

This cooperation agreement is intended to synchronize emissions reduction efforts in East Kalimantan which has been widely initiated by various parties with a land-based greenhouse gas emission data ...

News Indonesia » East Kalimantan » Places: C Kalimantan continues strict wildfire monitoring as hotspots decline

News channel or source: https://en.antaranews.com/news/430629/c-kalimantan-continues-strict-wildfire-monitoring-as-hotspots-decline

Published on: Wednesday 09 September 2026

The Central Kalimantan Provincial Government has assured that forest and fire hotspot monitoring remains strict despite a downward trend, ensuring optimal ...

News Indonesia » East Kalimantan » Places: Indonesia steps up monitoring haze effects on flights in Kalimantan

News channel or source: https://en.antaranews.com/news/428205/indonesia-steps-up-monitoring-haze-effects-on-flights-in-kalimantan