Month: June 2022

Activities RFMRC-SEA INDONESIA ITTO

Office in Charge of ITTO Visit Regional Fire Management Resource Center-Southeast Asia, Faculty of Forestry and Environment IPB University
Figure. Executive Director Regional Fire Management Resource Center-Southeast Asia and Dr Hwan-Ok Ma, Officer in Charge ITTO

Bogor, 30 June 2022

On June 30, 2022, Dr. Hwan-Ok Ma, Officer in Charge ITTO came to visit the Regional Fire Management Resource Center-Southeast Asia in the Faculty of Forestry and Environment, IPB University, Kampus IPB Darmaga Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.

His arrival besides wanting to see what activities the fire center was doing, he also discussed opportunities for cooperation in the future. So far, the ITTO has done a lot for forest and land fire control activities since more than 25 years ago, including the guidelines for forest fire control for the tropics. These guidelines are still being used and are still relevant, as well as being a reference for other countries to develop similar guidelines.

Last year ITTO also held a seminar on forest fires at Cop 26 in Glassgow, England, at the Indonesian stage by presenting various experts including the Executive Director of RFMRC-SEA. ITTO also collaborated with the Faculty of Forestry and Environment, IPB University, to conduct a monthly webinar on forest and land fire control in various aspects for 7 meetings involving forest and land fire experts from Indonesia, ASEAN and foreign countries. The paper presented and discussed during the webinar has been published in the April 2022 edition of the Journal of Tropical Silviculture, under Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, IPB University. On that occasion Dr. Ma invited the Executive Director of RFMRC-SEA as one of the speakers in a seminar on the forest fire to be held at Cop-27 in Egypt which will be held in the second week of November 2022. Also conveyed by Dr. Ma about the existence of the The 8th International Wildfire Conference (IWFC) meeting which will be held in Portugal in May 2023. It should also be noted that ITTO often helps experts, especially those from developing countries to be able to attend in international meetings.

Hopefully Dr. Ma’s arrival can make the Fire Center even more active in its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other negative impacts as a result of forest and land fires.

Activities RFMRC-SEA INDONESIA RFMRC-SEA

IPB University Launching System Monitoring and Reporting Technology for Fire Prevention Patrol (SMART Patrol Information System) (SIPP Karhutla)

IPB University Launching System Monitoring and Reporting Technology for Fire Prevention Patrol (SMART Patrol Information System) (SIPP Karhutla)

IPB Convention Center Bogor, 29 Juni 2022

IPB University Launches the System Monitoring and Reporting Technology for Fire Prevention Patrol (SMART Patrol Information System) (SIPP Karhutla), it was carried out by the Chancellor of IPB University Prof. Arif Satria, accompanied by the Dean of FMIPA IPB University Dr. Berry Juliandi, Deputy Head of Research Division of LPPM IPB University Prof. Sugeng Heri Suseno, Dean of the Faculty of Forestry and Environment Dr. Naresworo Nugroho, Director General of Climate Change Control of Forest and Land Fires – Ministry of Environment and Forestry Ir. Laksmi Dhewanthi, M.A, Director of Forest and Land Fire Control – Ministry of Environment and Forestry Ir. R Bassar Manullang, , Representative from LPDP, Triyoga Adi Perdana and Officer in Charge of ITTO, Dr Hwan-Ok MA.

The Chancellor of IPB University said that this Karhutla SIPP is a breakthrough from IPB University, which hopefully could solve fire problems through the technology. This system, he said, was also part of an early warning system to predict the future in terms of preventing forest fires. The Chancellor added that currently managing natural resources must be solved with technology 4.0 so that it can improve the ability to predict with precision.

The launch of the System Monitoring and Reporting Technology for Fire Prevention Patrol (SMART Patrol Information System) (SIPP Karhutla) was carried out simultaneously with the holding of the National Seminar “Forest and Land Fire Prevention entitled Policy, Social Approach, and Technological Innovation” by organized the Department of Computer Science, FMIPA IPB University with the Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, IPB University and the Directorate of Forest and Land Fire Control, Directorate General of Climate Change Control, Ministry of Environment and Forestry are supported by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the Education Fund Management Institute (LPDP) of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia. The event was held at the IPB International Convention Center, (29-30/6/2022).

The System Monitoring and Reporting Technology for Fire Prevention Patrol (SMART Patrol Information System) was built as a tool to support the implementation of forest and land fire prevention patrols (karhutla) in Indonesia. The development and/or development of this system is carried out by the Department of Computer Science, FMIPA IPB in collaboration with the Center for Climate Change and Forest and Land Fire Control (Balai PPIKHL) for the Sumatra Region, the PPIKHL Center for the Kalimantan Region and the Directorate for Forest and Land Fire Control, the Directorate General for Climate Change Control. Ministry of Environment and Forestry. SIPP Karhutla – SMART Patrol Information System consists of a Mobile Application for recording data on forest and land fire patrols, a Database Management System for managing forest and land fire patrol data, and a Web-Based Application for real time monitoring of patrol activities, user management, reporting, and analysis of spatial data on forest and land fire patrols.

The use of SIPP Karhutla has been regulated in the Regulation of the Director General of Climate Change Control No. P.10/PPI/SET/KUM.1/12/2020 concerning Procedures for Using the Information System for Forest and Land Fire Prevention Patrols (SIPP Karhutla) as a reference in forest and land fire prevention patrols. This system has been used to support the implementation of forest and land fire prevention patrols in the Manggala Agni Operations Area (DAOPS) in Sumatra and Kalimantan. Currently, the initiation of the use of SIPP Karhutla – SMART Patrol Information System has also been carried out in the areas of Java, Bali, Nusa Tenggara, and Maluku, Papua. The use of SIPP Karhutla – SMART Patrol Information System has been proven to support the implementation of forest and land fire prevention patrols in the field and manage patrol data more effectively and efficiently, with an efficiency level of 39.2% for recording patrol field data, 31.9% for reporting patrol field data, and 59.7% for the preparation of patrol data reports.

The construction and/or development of the SIPP Karhutla – SMART Patrol Information System is also supported by funding from the Education Fund Management Institute (LPDP) of the Ministry of Finance and the KLHK-ITTO Cooperation Activity PP-A/56-340-1 Capacity Building on Forest and Land Fire Management in Indonesia.

Link Youtube: Sipongi KLHK and  Dept. Ilmu Komputer IPB

By: Committee National Seminar SIPP Karhutla