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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
ASEAN climate change Environment Forestry RFMRC-SEA SINGAPORE

Coronavirus cuts force Indonesia to scale back forest protection

By: Fathin Ungku, Bernadette Christina | 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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Activities RFMRC-SEA

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
ASEAN Forest Fire INDONESIA RFMRC-SEA

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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Activities RFMRC-SEA

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 Forest Fire Forestry Global International RFMRC-SEA

China state media reports 19 people killed in forest fire

by Associated Press |

 

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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Forest Fire Forestry Regional RFMRC-SEA SOUTHEAST ASIA THAILAND

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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Forest Fire Forestry RFMRC-SEA SOUTHEAST ASIA THAILAND

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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Forest Fire Forestry RFMRC-SEA SOUTHEAST ASIA THAILAND

Sun bear cub saved from forest fire

By: Saichol Srinuanchan | March 10, 2020

 

RATCHABURI: A sun bear cub has been saved from a forest fire in Chalerm Phrakiat Thai Prajan National Park in Ban Kha district, and is now in the care of a wildlife assistance centre.

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Forest Fire Regional RFMRC-SEA SOUTHEAST ASIA THAILAND

Helicopters sent to help combat forest fires in Thailand’s Nakhon Nayok

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The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation deployed helicopters to contain the fires in Khao Falami by using water from Huai Prue Reservoir in Nakhon Nayok
Bangkok (NNT/VNA) – Forest fires continue to ravage Thailand’s central province of Nakhon Nayok, particularly Khao Falami in Khao Phra subdistrict, which is near Khao Yai National Park. Officers have rushed to extinguish the fires and prevent them from spreading into Khao Yai National Park. However, fires have now been detected in some areas of the national park.