Indonesia is experiencing its worst wildfire season in a decade, with companies accused of burning land and exacerbating toxic haze across Southeast Asia.

Indonesia is experiencing its worst wildfire season in a decade, with toxic haze blanketing several Southeast Asian countries, blurring Singapore's skyline and forcing school closures in parts of Malaysia. Data from Nusantara Atlas, an independent forest monitoring platform, shows that Indonesia has recorded over 1 million wildfire hotspots, burning 900,000 hectares of land. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has called for stricter sanctions against land burning, labeling it "ecological terrorism." Last month, Indonesian authorities suspended the operating licenses of 26 companies suspected of being linked to the wildfires. A Greenpeace report this month indicated that companies such as Singaporean palm oil firm First Resources and Malaysian plantation group Kuala Lumpur Kepong had numerous haze sources identified on lands they manage in Indonesia, though both companies deny using burning methods to clear land. Indonesian civil society groups have filed a class-action lawsuit against the government and President Prabowo, accusing them of "gross negligence" in addressing the recurring toxic haze problem.