Increasing Forest Fires, Mostly in Production Forests and Concessions

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Adi Ahdiat 05/09/2023 15:30 WIB

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According to Sustainable Madani data, during the January-August 2023 period, the Indonesian forest and land fire hotspots were most prevalent in Other Land Use (APL) areas and Production Forests.

Indicative Area of Forest and Land Fires in Indonesia by Area Category (January-August 2023)

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Indicative Area of Forest and Land Fires in Indonesia by Area Category (January-August 2023)

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According to the non-profit organization Madani Berkelanjutan, forest and land fires (karhutla) in Indonesia have surged during this year's dry season.

Their monitoring shows that in August 2023 alone, the indicative area of karhutla across Indonesia reached 152,678 hectares, a nearly twofold increase compared to the previous month.

Cumulatively, from January to August 2023, the total indicative area of national karhutla exceeded 250,000 hectares, higher than the total karhutla area for the entire previous year.

Madani Berkelanjutan also found that during the January-August 2023 period, the largest indicative karhutla areas were located in Other Use Areas (APL) and Production Forests.

APL refers to areas outside state forest areas designated for non-forestry development.

Production Forests are state forest areas with the primary function of producing forest products, both to meet the needs of the general public and for the needs of development, industry, and export.

According to Madani Berkelanjutan's data, from January to August 2023, the indicative karhutla area in the national APL category reached 129,099 hectares, and in Production Forests, 92,422 hectares.

Meanwhile, fires in Conservation Forests and Protected Forests were relatively smaller in area, as shown in the graph.

Madani Berkelanjutan monitors this karhutla area using the Indicative Burned Area (AIT) method, which is an estimation of the area suspected to have been/is being burned based on data on the spread of hotspots that have accumulated and persisted for a relatively long time.

"In the last four years, the comparison of AIT modeling with burn scars released by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) has shown an 82%-97% similarity rate. This means that AIT can be considered quite credible for detecting karhutla indications more quickly," stated the Madani Berkelanjutan team in their report, *The Threat of Karhutla During the El Niño Phenomenon* (August 2023).

In response to this data, Madani Berkelanjutan provided several recommendations to the Indonesian government, ranging from increasing efforts to prevent and mitigate karhutla in vulnerable areas, prioritizing fire extinguishing in burned peatland areas, to halting the issuance of industrial permits in natural forest areas and peatland ecosystems.

"Karhutla also threatens Indonesia's commitment to reducing emissions, as affirmed in the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and FOLU Net Sink 2030 documents. The government's target of zero karhutla by 2030 is facing a significant challenge," they said.

Editor : Adi Ahdiat

"Disclosure: This is an AI-generated translation of the original article. We strive for accuracy, but please note that automated translations may contain errors or slight inconsistencies."

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