#land fire

Collection of land fire news, found 16 news.

South Kalimantan lifts emergency alert status for forest, land fires

The Provincial Government of South Kalimantan has officially lifted the emergency alert status for forest and land ...

Forest fire task force officially disbanded as situation under control

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) announced that the Forest and Land Fire Desk and Task Force have ...

Indonesia urges palm oil firms to step up land fire prevention

The Indonesian government has called on palm oil companies to implement stronger measures to prevent land fires, ...

Indonesia to inspect mines on small islands over pollution concerns

Indonesia's Minister of Environment Hanif Faisol Nurofiq on Thursday announced plans to inspect mining sites ...

Rain frequency in Indonesia not impacted by El Nino: Disaster agency

El Nino phenomenon has not reduced the rain frequency in Indonesia since the country entered the rainy season in ...

Ministry recommends extension of weather modification in Sumatra

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry has recommended the extension of the weather modification technology ...

Ministry uses Jambi's forest fire handling as pilot project: Official

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) appointed the provinces of Jambi and South Kalimantan as pilot projects ...

West Java: Team localizes fire in Mt. Papandayan

The Environment and Forestry Ministry reported that the forest and land fire that occurred on Mount Papandayan, Garut ...

Bali receives BNPB's assistance to handle drought disaster

Bali Province received equipment assistance for drought disaster mitigation from the National Disaster Mitigation ...

Pertamina collaborates with community to achieve sustainability

Indonesian energy company PT Pertamina (Persero) echoed its commitment to achieving environmental sustainability ...

Indonesia takes precautionary measures against forest fires forecast

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

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, ...

Helicopter drops 40 tons of water to extinguish Riau fires

Riau Provinces forest and land fire task force has deployed an MI-8 helicopter to drop 40 tons of water to extinguish ...

President bans permits for peatland cultivation

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said the ban on the issuance of new licenses for cultivation on peatland was intended ...

16 hectares of forest area razed by fires in Riau

At least 16 hectares of forest area were razed by fires in Riau Province, in May 2014, according to data from the ...