Climate anomalies, Indonesian vegetation fires and terrestrial carbon emissions

摘要: There was a widespread misconception about the causes of vegetation and land fires in Indonesia. At certain point, public perceived that associated haze pollution were primarily caused by smallholders' agricultural activities. In fact, there variety land-use activities including large-scale clearing following deforestation for further development. El Nino events dry weather sometimes quoted officials media as cause fires. The fire episodes from 1980 to 2000 analysed connection with climate anomalies implementation policies related forest conversions. analysis employs long-term climatic sea surface temperature data reconstruct distributions Southern Oscillation Index (SOI), Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Outgoing Long-wave Radiation (OLR). this study, terrestrial carbon emissions estimated based on official statistical area burnt. possible incentives sustainable management discussed light prevention. underlying neglected discussion Indonesian development policy. Legitimated early 1980s, it drove massive conversions use clearing. (ENSO) provided suitable biomass burning fire, but hardly estimate burnt big 1997 11.6 Mha, resulting release 1.45 Gt, equivalent 0.73 ppmv CO2, or almost half annual global atmospheric CO2 growth. Based current market price such episode worth around US$ 3.6 billion.