#land fires

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BPPT uses artificial rain to overcome forest fires

The Technology Assessment and Application Agency (BPPT) uses weather modification technology, better known as ...

Land fires hit East Kotawaringin

Land fires began in East Kotawaringin District, Central Kalimantan, as less rain fell in the past week to make the dry ...

Riau Fire Free Village program covers 600,000 hectares

The Fire Free Village Program (FFVP) that has been running for the past five years in Riau Province has reached five ...

South Sumatra forest fire task force identifies five fire-prone areas

The South Sumatra Forest and Land Fire Task Force has identified five fire-prone areas, the districts of Ogan Ilir, ...

Forest patrol continues in anticipation of Ell Nino-induced fires

The Environment and Forestry Ministry's Post Command for Forest Fire Control has continued its routine and ...

Ministry urged to soon transfer management of Komodo National Park

The local government of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) has called on the Environment and Forestry Ministry to hand over the ...

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Prioritizing preventive measures against forest fires

The Indonesian authorities have claimed that te number of forest fires had reduced some 85 percent over the past ...

Rp1 trillion spent on fighting land fires in 2018

The government spent Rp1 trillion for fighting wildfires on peatlands in South Sumatra province last year, Chief of the ...

10 helicopters, one Cassa deployed to fight Riau's forest fires

The Indonesian government has deployed 10 helicopters and a Cassa aircraft to extinguish forest and land fires in Riau ...

Ministry focuses on preventive measures against forest fires

The Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry`s Forest and Land Fire Control Brigade, Manggala Agni, and ...

Two hotspots detected in Aceh

Two hotspots were detected in Indonesia`s westernmost province of Aceh, a decrease from five hotspots on the previous ...

Land fires trigger haze in several areas in North Kalimantan

Forest and land fires continue to haunt North Kalimantan, as they have occurred daily in the province over the last ...

Thousand of Riau residents suffer respiratory problems due to haze

Thousand of residents in Riau Province have suffered respiratory problems after they were exposed to air pollution ...

Governor calls on people to cultivate peatlands for farming

West Kalimantan Governor Sutarmidji has called on people to utilize peatland areas in the region to plant horticulture ...

100 soldiers flown to Riau to help fight land, forest fires

A company of 100 soldiers from the Army`s Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad) arrived in Riau province on Sunday to ...