Indonesia accused of ‘gross negligence’ in wildfires lawsuit as haze tests region
NGOs in Indonesian Borneo file class action lawsuit calling for government to better manage annual fires and The Indonesian government has been accused of…
The Guardian reports: NGOs in Indonesian Borneo file class action lawsuit calling for government to better manage annual fires and The Indonesian government has been accused of “gross negligence” in a class action lawsuit over its handling of wildfires that have cloaked large parts of South-east Asia in a toxic haze, shuttered schools and caused a spike in respiratory illnesses.
The case seeks comprehensive recovery and…
This environment story centres on Indonesia. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Indonesian Borneo, Indonesian and South-east Asia.
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- Indonesia · Asia
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- Indonesian Borneo, Indonesian, South-east Asia, President Prabowo Subianto
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- Environment
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- The lawsuit, filed by indigenous and civil society groups in the Indonesian part of Borneo, named President Prabowo Subianto and the governor of West Kalimantan among 10 defendants. (The Guardian)
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