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Indonesia mulls $113 million to tackle forest fires

The Indonesian Finance Ministry is mulling providing additional funding of 1.6 trillion Rp proposed by the local National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) to handle ongoing forest fires.

River, community suffer at the hands of local paper manufacturer

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Lo River, which runs across Tuyen Quang Province, has turned black over the last few years. It is now called the dead river as no living organism can survive in its waters.

Researchers design trees easier to break down for paper production

 Scientists said Thursday they have genetically engineered trees that will be easier to break down to produce paper and biofuel, a key advance that will mean using fewer chemicals, less energy and creating fewer environmental pollutants.