#fire mitigation

Collection of fire mitigation news, found 38 news.

South Sumatra BPBD dampening peatlands to prevent wildfires

The South Sumatra Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) intensified efforts to dampen peatlands to reduce damage from ...

Haze cover over Palembang thickens: Walhi

Haze arising from forest fires and shrouding Palembang, South Sumatra Province, has thickened over the past week, ...

At least 2,510 hotspots observed in ASEAN on Sept 4-7

No less than 2,510 hotspots, indicating the presence of forest fires, were spotted by satellites throughout the ASEAN ...

Wildfire annihilates West Aceh's 1.5-ha peatland

Wildfire scorched through 1.5 hectares (ha) of peatland area in Suak Raya Village, Johan Pahlawan Sub-district, ...

Conflagration razes Mount Pogor forest area

The Mount Pogor forest area, spanning 1,500 meters in Malati Village, Naringgul Sub-district, Cianjur District, West ...

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All-out efforts to extinguish wildfires on Sumatra, Kalimantan Islands

Indonesian Defense Forces Commander Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, National Police Chief General Tito ...

Haze in West Kalimantan elicits complaints from businesspersons

Smog arising from forest fires in West Kalimantan has threatened business activities and prospects in the province, ...

Satellites detects 2,070 hotspots across Indonesia during January-July

The Indonesian Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry recorded 2,070 hotspots, with a confidence rate at over 80 ...

3 pythons found in Seribu Islands' neighborhood

The residents of Lancang Island, Kepulauan Seribu, Jakarta, were shocked to discover three pythons in their ...

Almost 500 companies receive sanctions for harming environment

The Indonesian Government has imposed administrative and legal sanctions on nearly 500 companies found guilty of ...

Asian Games 2018

Indonesia faces challenges in ensuring haze-free Asian Games

Jakarta and Palembang are gearing up for the opening ceremony of the 18th Asian Games, due to be held at the Gelora ...

Mily commander orders shoot-on-sight against arsonists in riau

Commander of the Riau Land and Forest Fire Task Force Brig. Gen. Sonny Aprianto said here on Thursday that he has ...

Potential forest fires still threaten Riau ahead of Asian Games

A total of 103 hot spots were detected in several parts of Riau Province on Wednesday as the South Sumatra city of ...

Asian Games 2018

Indonesia fights forest fires in Sumatra ahead of Asian Games

The Riau Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency reported here on Tuesday that some 169 hot spots were ...

Ex-coordinating minister for maritime affairs receives IAGI award

Former coordinating minister for maritime affairs Indroyono Soesilo has received an award from the Indonesian ...