Why do wildfires keep happening in Indonesia?

Liza TambunanJakarta Correspondent During Indonesia’s dry season from July to October, farmers frequently use fire to clear land for plantations of palm oil, as well as pulp and paper. It is a cheap way to access land. Due to dry conditions, these fires often spread uncontrollably, including into protected forests and peatlands, largely across Kalimantan and Sumatra. This method to clear land persists even though opening land by burning is outlawed in Indonesia. The fires particularly intensify