#forest fire mitigation

Collection of forest fire mitigation news, found 18 news.

46 arrested in connection with Riau wildfires: Police chief

Chief of the National Police (Polri), General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, on Thursday announced the arrest of 46 persons ...

Multi-stakeholder collaboration crucial for wildfire mitigation

The Indonesian police chief has reiterated the importance of pushing for a multi-stakeholder collaboration in wildfire ...

Indonesia wildfires burn 8,500 hectares, mostly human-caused

Wildfires had burned 8,500 hectares of land across Indonesia as of May 2025, with the vast majority of land and forest ...

Government intensifies efforts to combat Lake Toba fires

The Samosir Office of the North Sumatra Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has intensified efforts to combat wildfires ...

Palm companies in southern Sumatra urged to mitigate forest fires

Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq has urged active palm companies in the southern part of Sumatra to help ...

Forest, land fire: RI boosts ties with nations affected by smoke

Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Budi Gunawan informed that his ministry is ...

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Digitalization vital for sustainable forestry development: Bakar

Digitalization can play an important role in helping the forestry and environmental sectors achieve the targets of ...

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 ...