
(FILES) Motorists commute through thick haze caused by forest and land fires as they cross the Duplikasi Jembatan Kapuas 1 bridge in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, on October 7, 2026. Every few years, residents of Indonesia's West Kalimantan province contend with devastating wildfires and a noxious haze shuttering schools, sickening the elderly and infirm, and stifling the local economy. Now, they've had enough. (Photo by DITO / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'INDONESIA-ENVIRONMENT-CLIMATE-JUSTICEM-CLIMATE-HAZE,FOCUS' by Cece Kusmana




