Main content

Indonesia's forest fires

Twenty five years ago in Indonesia some of the worst forest fires in history caused huge environmental damage and resulted in a smog which covered South East Asia for months.

Twenty five years ago in Indonesia, some of the worst forest fires in history devastated the environment and resulted in a smog which engulfed South East Asia for months. The fires, which were set deliberately, burned out of control for months. Mesdiono Matali Samad, known as Memes, worked on the Indonesian Red Cross relief effort helping people in East Kalimantan, Borneo. He's been speaking to Laura Jones.

Available now

9 minutes

Last on

Thu 11 Aug 2022 02:50GMT

Broadcasts

  • Wed 10 Aug 2022 07:50GMT
  • Wed 10 Aug 2022 11:50GMT
  • Wed 10 Aug 2022 17:50GMT
  • Wed 10 Aug 2022 21:50GMT
  • Thu 11 Aug 2022 02:50GMT

Featured in...

Podcast