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In a landmark decision, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court recently determined that long-term waste dumping at a site in Meethotamulla violated residents’ fundamental rights and faulted the authorities for allowing the dump to expand beyond permitted limits.
The 2026 fire season in Indonesia is already showing early signs of escalation, as burned areas reached 32,637 hectares by February, 20 times higher than the same period in 2025.
Karbon & Iklim
The Amazon rainforest and five reasons for hope
Slowing deforestation in Brazil and pledges to ban oil drilling in Colombia offer slivers of hope for the Amazon.
Karbon & Iklim
Australian insurers declare catastrophe as Victoria bushfire losses mount, climate risks intensify
Claims surge as insurers warn extreme fires highlight escalating climate risk. More than 400,000 hectares of bushland and farmland have burned – more than five times the size of Singapore.
Semua #wildfires News
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Karbon & Iklim
As wildfires mount, so do efforts to use less plastic
27 November 2025
Pangan & Agrikultur
Brazil's Indigenous battle with a dry Amazon rainforest
20 November 2025
Kebijakan & Keuangan
At COP30, focus on wildfire prevention amid record destruction
10 November 2025
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Kebijakan & Keuangan
Is climate change affecting your car insurance rates?
24 Juli 2025
Karbon & Iklim
Can a new fund give tropical forests a future?
16 Juli 2025
8 Juli 2025
Karbon & Iklim
In data: Fires are accelerating global forest loss
4 Juli 2025
Karbon & Iklim
How extreme heat affects wildfire risk
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