Tag: sustainability

Where the crow flies backwards

by maximos62, posted in Aboriginal, Australia, Dryland Irrigation, environment, geography, history, indigenous

S.S. Nile on the bed of the Darling River south of Bourke, NSW, during a drought. The image was taken by the journalist C. E. W. Bean for the Sydney Morning Herald, circa 1909, (Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons, object no. 00017014). This isn't a long post just a footnote about the Darling … Continue reading Where the crow flies backwards

#Indonesia’s #peatland is burning: the peatland burning #moratorium is failing in Riau Province, Sumatra

by maximos62, posted in Asia, environment, geography, Indonesia, peatlands

Indonesia’s moratorium on peatland burning is failing. Focusing on Riau province, the region with the most extensive of peatlands, in the period 1 to 8 March, 2018, there have been 99 fire alerts in the following areas: Siak 35 Pelalawan 30 Kepulauan Riau Kepulauan 29 Between 2 – 3 March seven hotspots were detected in … Continue reading #Indonesia’s #peatland is burning: the peatland burning #moratorium is failing in Riau Province, Sumatra

Tackling the smoke #haze problem with alternative sustainable #peatland production

by maximos62, posted in economics, environment, geography, Health, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, travel

In 2015 I was forced to leave Singapore when the smoke haze, mainly from fires burning on Sumatran peatlands, became so heavy it was unhealthy for me to remain. My exit was easy but the people in Sumatra and Kalimantan, particularly Central Kalimantan, were not so fortunate.  All of those in affected areas were living in far … Continue reading Tackling the smoke #haze problem with alternative sustainable #peatland production