South Sumatra, Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, Papua, West Kalimantan, Riau, and Jambi were the eight provinces that experienced the most extensive forest fires in 2015. Throughout the June-October 2015 period, these eight regions suffered forest fires covering an area exceeding 100,000 hectares (Ha).
Of the total 2,611,000 Ha of forest burned, 23 percent occurred in South Sumatra and 16 percent in Central Kalimantan. Except for Papua, the other seven provinces are located in the Sumatra and Kalimantan regions, which contain extensive peatlands. Peatland drainage, peatland conversion, and palm oil production significantly contributed to the occurrence of these forest fires.
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