Only 10% of tropical forests left in Indonesia fire-resistant: Study
A Swansea University's researchers-led study has revealed only 10% of the tropical forests left in Indonesia remains fire-resistant. The rest has been severely fragmented or degraded and therefore is no longer able to maintain a fire-resistant microclimate. An area of tropical forest and peatland larger than the Netherlands has burned in Indonesia in the past five years, according to Greenpeace.