No. 53 January-March, 1998
Learning activity 2
Click on the following statements if they are TRUE.

 
  • Joko Waluyo went to the field alone to conduct research on forest fires.

  • According to J.W. El Nino is not one of the major causes of the fires.

  • According to J.W. El Nino is one of the major causes of the fires.

  • According to J.W. the fires are caused by a mixture of human and natural causes.

  • According to J.W. the fires are almost exclusively the result of human activity.

  • Small scale farmers are the scape goat for the fires.

  • Every year there are fires in the forests.

  • The top soil in tropical rainforests is easily eroded by the wind.

  • The press in Indonesia has given a lot of media attention to the fires.

  • Walhi opened special information posts in the affected areas.