Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) Detects 105 Hotspots Across Indonesia, Most in North Maluku (Sunday, January 12, 2025)

Based on the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry's (KLHK) SiPongi forest and land fire monitoring system, 24-hour monitoring shows 105 hotspots detected in Indonesia. This is a decrease of 73 hotspots compared to the previous period.

This data is the result of satellite imagery from Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA, accessed on Sunday (12/1/2025) at 11:43 WIB. Of the 105 hotspots detected, 6 have a high confidence level, 96 are medium, and 3 are low.

The hotspot confidence level is divided into 3 scales: low (0-29), medium (30-79), and high (80-100). The higher the confidence level, the higher the likelihood of forest and land fires in that area.

The highest number of hotspots was detected in North Maluku with 40. Maluku is second with 14 hotspots, followed by South Sumatra with 14.

Six hotspots were detected in Central Sulawesi, followed by South Sulawesi with 5, and East Sulawesi and East Kalimantan each with 5.

Hotspots are coordinate points of an area with a higher surface temperature than its surroundings, and not the number of forest and land fire incidents.

However, a large number of hotspots clustered in one area indicates forest and land fires. This means that hotspot data from remote sensing satellites remains the most effective method for monitoring forest and land fires over large areas.