Indonesia Reorganizes Disaster Agency and Establishes New Peatland Body Amidst Forest Fire Concerns
Indonesia's President has replaced the head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) and established a new National Peat and Mangrove Management Agency (BPGMN) to bolster efforts against forest and land fires (Karhutla). These moves follow the dissolution of a similar body and corruption issues within the existing agency.
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