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Indonesia not yet safe from forest fires despite hotspot decline

Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni stressed the importance of sustainable fire management across all sectors, noting ...

Indonesia stays alert as forest fire hotspots decline

Indonesia is maintaining heightened vigilance against forest and land fires despite a decline in satellite-detected ...

Indonesian military leads ecosystem restoration after Kalimantan fires

Indonesia’s VI/Mulawarman Regional Military Command and other agencies have begun restoring ecosystems and ...

Indonesian military deploys 583 personnel to prevent wildfires

A total of 583 wildfire prevention educators from the Indonesian military, deployed to prevent forest and land fires, ...

BNPB deploys water-bombing helicopter to fight West Papua fires

The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has intensified efforts to extinguish forest and land fires in Teluk ...

Indonesia bolsters integrated strategy in fight against wildfires

As strong El Niño patterns exacerbate dry conditions, widespread forest and land fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan ...

BNPB conducts weather modification to protect Way Kambas elephants

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said the weather modification (OMC) in East Lampung was aimed not only ...

Police battle wildfire on Mount Semeru in East Java

Lumajang district police have deployed personnel to help fight a forest and land fire on Mount Semeru in East ...

Southeast Sulawesi deploys 24 pumps amid drought risks

The Southeast Sulawesi provincial government has deployed 24 portable water pumps to five drought-prone areas to reduce ...

Jambi intensify joint patrols to prevent forest and land fires

Jambi Regional Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob), alongside TNI, Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), and Forest Security ...

Indonesia opens reporting portal for early detection of forest fires

The Indonesian Forestry Ministry has launched an online reporting portal to boost public participation in the early ...

Indonesia uses 4.6 million liters of water to fight wildfires

A total of 4.6 million liters of water have been used in aerial firefighting operations against wildfires across six ...

Indonesia urges more satellite use to combat forest and land fires

Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is urging wider use of satellite and geoinformatics ...

Jambi firefighters use firebreaks to contain peatland blaze

Firefighters and disaster-resilient village volunteers in Jambi are using firebreaks to contain a peatland blaze and ...

Drought risk in Central Kalimantan to rise through August: BMKG

Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) warned that drought conditions in Central ...