#forest land fire

Collection of forest land fire news, found 40 news.

Bengkulu increases patrol to prevent forest encroachment

The Bengkulu Provincial Environment and Forestry Office along with the police and a number of local environmental ...

Environment Ministry gives low score to 13 Bengkulu companies

Bengkulu Environment and Forestry Office (DLHK) stated that 13 companies in the province received a low score from the ...

Forest, land fire areas declined by 43 percent in 2022

Indonesia witnessed a 43-percent decline in terms of areas affected by forest and land fires in 2022 as compared to the ...

Hotspots, area affected by fires shrinking every year: ministry

The number of hotspots and areas affected by forest and land fires in Indonesia has continued to decline every year, ...

Standardizing forest, land fire handling

Forest and land fires still pose a threat to several regions in Indonesia, especially during the dry season. Even ...

Focusing on mitigating forest, land fires in Sumatra, Kalimantan: govt

The Environment and Forestry Ministry has said that it is currently focusing on mitigating forest and land fires in the ...

Satellites identify 23 hotspots of forest fires in North Sumatra

The Terra and Aqua satellites as well as the NOAA20 satellites unearthed 23 medium-category hotspots in North Sumatra ...

Indonesia takes precautionary measures against forest fires forecast

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD highlighted the government’s ...

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COVID-19 adding to challenge posed by forest fires

With Indonesia still in the grip of the coronavirus, which is known to cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), ...

Exposure to forest, land fire smoke worsens COVID-19 risk: Monardo

COVID-19 Handling Acceleration Task Force Chief Doni Monardo cautioned that heavy smoke from forest and land fires, ...