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… The most common causes of forest fires are human-induced: land clearing (especially for shifting cultivation, other agricultural activities, and the maintenance of grasslands … land clearing, especially for shifting cultivation, other agricultural activities and maintenance of grasslands for …

… Southeast Asia is particularly confronted with forest and land fires. The worst fires accompanied by smoke haze broke … fires cost the region approximately $9 billion in lost agricultural products, infrastructure repair, reduced tourism … in causing and exacerbating the effects of forest and land fires. The El Niño weather phenomenon interferes with …

… coal, oil and natural gas (“fossil fuels”), as well as agricultural activities and deforestation. CFCs and methane … mechanism, and the elaboration of rules on permissible land-use, land- use change and forestry (“LULUCF”). The Marrakesh …