Aerial images taken last month in the southern part of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island show wildfires burning through peat forests and producing clouds of toxic smoke.

The fires are deliberately set to clear land for oil palm and pulpwood plantations and get amplified depending on how dry the season is. Palm oil exports from Indonesia are fuelled by global demand. India is one of the major importers of palm oil from Indonesia.

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