#peatland fires

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Three firms sealed in Riau over burning peatlands: Forestry Ministry

The Ministry of Forestry's Directorate General of Law Enforcement (Gakkum Kemenhut) has sealed three more companies ...

South Sumatra urged to anticipate fires ahead of dry season peak

Minister of Environment Hanif Faisol Nurofiq has asked the South Sumatra provincial government to take ...

Komdigi supports Riau Islands' AI, network plans

The Communication and Digital Affairs Ministry (Komdigi) supports the Riau Islands Government (Kepri) to address signal ...

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 ...

Desk Karhutla activated in seven provinces: BNPB

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) emphasized that the coordinating desk for forest and land fires (Desk ...

Indonesia, Norway launch RBC-4 to reduce emissions from deforestation

The Indonesian and Norwegian governments have launched the fourth phase of contribution-based funding (RBC-4) to ...

Indonesia has restored 5.5 million hectares of peatlands: Ministry

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry stated that Indonesia had so far successfully restored 5.5 million hectares of ...

Peat restoration can aid in communities' welfare improvement: Ministry

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) stated that peat restoration not only has a positive impact on the ...

Indonesia managed to reduce 875.7 million tons of CO2e

Indonesia's efforts to suppress the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated have resulted in a decrease ...

ASEAN 2023

ASEAN inaugurates ACC THPC to combat haze pollution

The ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Transboundary Haze Pollution Control (ACC THPC) was inaugurated as part of the agenda ...

BNPB detects 490 hotspots in Jambi

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has reported that, based on data collected from June 17 to July 17, ...

BMKG projects moderate-to-heavy-intensity rains at dry season onset

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reminded the community to beware of the potential for ...

Palangka Raya BPBD stamps out fires on 23.47 hectares peatland

Since January 2023, the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) of Palangka Raya city, Central Kalimantan, has ...

BNPB delivers forest, land fire fighting equipment aid to Riau

Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Lieutenant General Suharyanto handed over fire fighting ...