ASEAN cooperation to address transboundary haze amid pandemic

By: Kung Phoak | July 20th, 2020

 

ASEAN – Forest fires are a major source of transboundary haze in the ASEAN region. It is particularly pronounced in the dry season during the first half of the year for the Mekong subregion and second half of the year, most notably from July to September, for the southern ASEAN region.

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The Third Online Discussion “Online Discussion on Land and Forest Fires / Webinar Series of the Department of Silviculture (Series 2)”(Diskusi Online tentang Kebakaran Hutan dan Lahan / Seri Webinar Departemen Silvikultur (Seri 2))

Topic: Pencegahan Kebakaran hutan dan Lahan Gambut melalui Pemantauan Ground Water Level (GWL),

Held on: Friday, July 03rd, 2020

Keynote speaker:

Prof. Bambang Hero Saharjo (Ahli Kebakaran Hutan Dan Lahan, Guru Besar Bidang Perlindungan Hutan Dept. Silvikultur, Fakultas Kehutanan IPB University, Direktur Eksekutif RFMRC-SEA)

Speakers:

  1. Dr. Erianto Indra Putra (Dosen Kebakaran Hutan, Departemen Silvikultur, Fakultas Kehutanan – IPB University)
  2. Dr. Asmadi Saad (Dosen Program Studi Agroekoteknologi, Fakultas Pertanian – Universitas Jambi, Tenaga Ahli Badan Restorasi Gambut (BRG))
  3. Dr. Sigit Sutikno (Dosen Program Studi Teknik Sipil, Fakultas Teknik – Universitas Riau, Kepala Pusat Studi Bencana Universitas Riau)

Moderator:

Ati Dwi Nurhayati, SHut, MSi (Dosen Kebakaran Hutan, Departemen Silvikultur, Fakultas Kehutanan – IPB University)

Youtube: Department of Silviculture

Link Material: https://bit.ly/MateriBincangKarhutla_WebinarDSVK2

COVID-19 Adding to Challenge Posed by Forest Fires

Translator: Antara, Editor: Petir Garda Bhwana | June 28th, 2020 TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – With Indonesia still in the grip…

Coronavirus cuts force Indonesia to scale back forest protection

By: | June 25th, 2020

SINGAPORE – JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia has scaled back protection for some of the world’s most important tropical forests ahead of the worst season for fires because of budget cuts due to the coronavirus, the environment ministry said.

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The Second Online Discussion “Voices of Forest and Land Fire Control Actors from the Field” ( Suara Para Pelaku Pengendalian Kebakaran Hutan dan Lahan dari Lapangan)

ONLINE SHINES OF FOREST AND LAND FIRE

Topic: “Voices of Forest and Land Fire Control Actors from the Field”

Live on Youtube Departement of Silviculture

Resource Person:
1. Ir. R. Basar Manullang, MM (Direktur Pengendalian Kebakaran Hutan dan Lahan, Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan)
2. Prof. Bambang Hero Saharjo (Ahli Kebakaran Hutan Dan Lahan,
Guru Besar dalam bidang Perlindungan Hutan Dept. Silvikultur, Fakultas Kehutanan IPB, Direktur Eksektutif Regional Fire Management Resource Center – Southeast Asia (RFMRC-SEA))
3. Edwin Putra, S.Hut, MSi (Kepala Manggala Agni Daops Sumatera IV/Koordinator Wilayah Manggala Agni Riau)
4. Tri Prayogi, S.Hut (Kepala Manggala Agni Daops Sumatera XIV/ Koordinator Wilayah Manggala Agni Sumatera Selatan)
5. Sahat Irawan Manik, SH, MM (Koordinator Wilayah Manggala Agni Kalimantan Barat)
6. Zulkarnain, SST, MP (Koordinator Wilayah Manggala Agni Kalimantan Timur – Kalimantan Utara)

Moderator:
Dr. Israr Albar (Kepala Sub Direktorat Perencanaan Pengendalian Kebakaran Hutan dan Lahan, Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan)

Link material: https://bit.ly/MateriBincangKarhutla2

Riau, South Sumatra issue wildfire emergency alert ahead of dry season’s peak

By: News Desk, The Jakarta Post Jakarta   |   July 2nd, 2020

Two provinces, Riau and South Sumatra, have declared an emergency alert status for land and forest fires as the regions enter the peak of this year’s dry season.

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The first Online Discussion “Fire Prevention in the Middle of COVID-19 Pandemic” (Pengendalian Kebakaran Hutan dan Lahan dalam Menghadapi Musim Kemarau ditengah Pandemi COVID-19)

The first Online Discussion “Fire Prevention in the Middle of COVID-19 Pandemic” (Pengendalian Kebakaran Hutan dan Lahan dalam Menghadapi Musim Kemarau ditengah Pandemi COVID-19) was held on 9 May 2020 as an activity of the Regional Fire Management Resource Center – South East Asia (RFMRC-SEA), a regional center of GFMC serving Southeast Asia, in collaboration with the Forest Fire Laboratory of IPB University (Bogor, Indonesia). The discussion among 220 participants from the provinces of Indonesia, Timor Leste and The Netherlands was inspired by three impulse presentations:

  • The forest fire prevention strategy in the middle of COVID-19 Pandemic (Prof. Bambang Hero Saharjo, head of RFMRC-SEA)
  • Current and planning activities for fire prevention in the middle of COVID-19 Pandemic (Dr. Israr Albar, Vice Deputy Director for Fire Prevention, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Republic of Indonesia)
  • The forest fire prevention in the site during COVID-19 Pandemic (Mr Udi Tyastoto, fire expert of the Forest and Climate Change Programme – FORCLIME)

Link Material: https://bit.ly/Materidiskusionliekarhutla09mei2020

China state media reports 19 people killed in forest fire

 

BEIJING (AP) — Nineteen people have died while fighting a raging forest fire in southwestern China and hundreds of reinforcements were sent to fight the blaze and evacuate nearby residents, officials and state media reported Tuesday.

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Chiang Mai chokes as fires rage in the north of Thailand

By: Greeley Pulitzer |

 

Northern Thailand is choking under a toxic shroud and it’s not getting any better. Air pollution across the upper North remains “at critical levels,” in many areas, including some of the main population centres. Authorities are monitoring almost 400 active hotspots in Chiang Mai alone yesterday.

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Bad air worsens plight

By: Panumate Tanraksa | March 29, 2020 | newspaper section: News

Toxic haze has reached a dangerous tipping point in Chiang Mai province

 

The bushfires that have been raging near the tourist city of Chiang Mai over the past few days are heightening concerns for both residents and the authorities with the risk they pose of extreme air pollution, coming on top of worries about the coronavirus.

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