The global impact of Indonesian forest fires
By Mark E Harrison, Susan E Page and Suwido H Limin
Uncontrolled fires across Indonesia burn large areas of peatland and create vast palls of smoke on an almost annual basis. This has devastating effects on wildlife, human health, the economy and climate. Yet, more than 10 years after the massive fires of 1997-98 grabbed international headlines, the problem is still far from solved.
This paper is published in Biologist, a fully peer-reviewed journal of the British Institute of Biology (soon to become the Society of Biology). Articles are intended to be authoritative, yet relatively non-technical, in order to appeal to a wide readership. I hope that this format will enhance the paper’s ability to raise publicity for the cause.
