2026 Indonesia wildfires

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Data from Indonesian Ministry of Forestry, cited by Reuters, showed that 107,465 hectares (265,552 acres) of land were affected by fires from January through June 2026, an increase of 110% compared with the same period in 2023, when El Niño last affected Indonesia. This figure was updated on 18 August, with Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni stating that 202,000 hectares of forests and land had burned across Indonesia. The fires caused a regional haze crisis, with severe air pollution from the fires impacting Indonesia and other countries in the region. It was later identified that Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, and South Kalimantan as priority provinces for fire prevention and response. Fires were also reported in other parts of Indonesia, including Java, Papua, and the Lesser Sunda Islands. According to data from the Ministry of Forestry's Sipongi system as of 20 August 2026, the following are the ten provinces with the largest areas affected by forest...

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