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"The reduction in the number of hotspots means that during this year's Ramadhan and Eid al-Fitr period, there were no haze-causing fires," said Minister Nurbaya in a virtual update on forest and land fires (May 15).
“Our achievements this year mirror those of last year in that we also had no haze-causing fires around Ramadhan and Eid al-Fitr in 2020,” she added.
The chart below shows the decline in the number of hotspots from the first of January to mid-May 2021, ensuring that just like in the first year of the ongoing pandemic, Ramadhan and Eid al-Fitr this year were not marred by any haze-causing fires.
Minister Nurbaya emphasized that fire-fighting efforts continued to be mobilized even during Ramadhan, despite the challenges posed by the global pandemic. These consisted of on-the-ground extinguishing in certain locations along with the application of TMC (weather modification technology).
Minister Nurbaya and Vice Minister Alue Dohong are seen in the following photos visiting Sumatra's Riau province before Ramadhan to ensure the readiness of the ministry's fire-fighting team, Manggala Agni, to prevent and handle forest and land fires, especially during Ramadhan and Eid al-Fitr.
Yet to reach critical stage
Minister Nurbaya said that despite the success in driving down the number of hotspots as of mid-May this year, further fire suppression efforts are still required as the critical stage of peak dry season approaches.
"The absence of haze-causing fires during Ramadhan and Eid al-Fitr certainly provides us with the momentum to keep pushing down the number of hotspots, thus ensuring we are free of haze-causing fires until at least the end of the year, just like we did last year," she asserted.
"Law enforcement actions, as underlined by the President, will continue to be undertaken in parallel with efforts to prevent and quickly extinguish small-scale fire spots," she said.
The photos below depict integrated patrols on the ground in Sumatra consisting of the ministry's fire-fighting team Manggala Agni, the police and military as well as concerned members of the community. These were carried out during Ramadhan to ensure rapid prevention of potential fire spots.
Forestry business recovery on track
Minister Nurbaya also took the opportunity of the virtual update to hail the performance of Indonesia's forestry exports, which by the end of April 2021 had notched up further consistent double-digit growth of 21.6%.
This impressive performance follows that of the first quarter when the country's forestry export growth managed to reach the double-digit figure of 14% in the face of the widespread global pandemic.
The chart below shows the performance level of Indonesia's forestry exports, which for several months in 2020 experienced minus growth due to the pandemic, before resurging into double-digit growth earlier this year.
“This (double-digit growth) indicates that the economic recovery of the forestry sector remains very much on track. Apart from this, the forestry business sector is still obliged to jointly strive for no haze-causing fires, as was achieved last year,” Minister Nurbaya explained.
“The trend in the performance of forestry exports is expected to remain stable and consistent until the end of this year, and for years to come,” she said.
“Overall, all of us hope that with clear measures and efforts, the second quarter of this year will see Indonesia succeed in getting out of minus economic growth, so that our economy is no longer at a recession level,” the minister elaborated.
At the Leaders Summit hosted by US President Joe Biden, recently held to coincide with Earth Day, President Joko Widodo detailed Indonesia's extraordinary achievements in tackling forest and land fires in the first year of the pandemic, marked by a massive decline of 82%.
Likewise, on various occasions Minister Nurbaya has pointed out how Indonesia defied the dire prediction expressed by many of a “double-disaster” - whereby haze-causing fires would be exacerbated by the pandemic last year - by dealing with these fires with huge success.
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"The reduction in the number of hotspots means that during this year's Ramadhan and Eid al-Fitr period, there were no haze-causing fires," said Minister Nurbaya in a virtual update on forest and land fires (May 15).
“Our achievements this year mirror those of last year in that we also had no haze-causing fires around Ramadhan and Eid al-Fitr in 2020,” she added.
The chart below shows the decline in the number of hotspots from the first of January to mid-May 2021, ensuring that just like in the first year of the ongoing pandemic, Ramadhan and Eid al-Fitr this year were not marred by any haze-causing fires.
Minister Nurbaya emphasized that fire-fighting efforts continued to be mobilized even during Ramadhan, despite the challenges posed by the global pandemic. These consisted of on-the-ground extinguishing in certain locations along with the application of TMC (weather modification technology).
Minister Nurbaya and Vice Minister Alue Dohong are seen in the following photos visiting Sumatra's Riau province before Ramadhan to ensure the readiness of the ministry's fire-fighting team, Manggala Agni, to prevent and handle forest and land fires, especially during Ramadhan and Eid al-Fitr.
Yet to reach critical stage
Minister Nurbaya said that despite the success in driving down the number of hotspots as of mid-May this year, further fire suppression efforts are still required as the critical stage of peak dry season approaches.
"The absence of haze-causing fires during Ramadhan and Eid al-Fitr certainly provides us with the momentum to keep pushing down the number of hotspots, thus ensuring we are free of haze-causing fires until at least the end of the year, just like we did last year," she asserted.
"Law enforcement actions, as underlined by the President, will continue to be undertaken in parallel with efforts to prevent and quickly extinguish small-scale fire spots," she said.
The photos below depict integrated patrols on the ground in Sumatra consisting of the ministry's fire-fighting team Manggala Agni, the police and military as well as concerned members of the community. These were carried out during Ramadhan to ensure rapid prevention of potential fire spots.
Forestry business recovery on track
Minister Nurbaya also took the opportunity of the virtual update to hail the performance of Indonesia's forestry exports, which by the end of April 2021 had notched up further consistent double-digit growth of 21.6%.
This impressive performance follows that of the first quarter when the country's forestry export growth managed to reach the double-digit figure of 14% in the face of the widespread global pandemic.
The chart below shows the performance level of Indonesia's forestry exports, which for several months in 2020 experienced minus growth due to the pandemic, before resurging into double-digit growth earlier this year.
“This (double-digit growth) indicates that the economic recovery of the forestry sector remains very much on track. Apart from this, the forestry business sector is still obliged to jointly strive for no haze-causing fires, as was achieved last year,” Minister Nurbaya explained.
“The trend in the performance of forestry exports is expected to remain stable and consistent until the end of this year, and for years to come,” she said.
“Overall, all of us hope that with clear measures and efforts, the second quarter of this year will see Indonesia succeed in getting out of minus economic growth, so that our economy is no longer at a recession level,” the minister elaborated.
At the Leaders Summit hosted by US President Joe Biden, recently held to coincide with Earth Day, President Joko Widodo detailed Indonesia's extraordinary achievements in tackling forest and land fires in the first year of the pandemic, marked by a massive decline of 82%.
Likewise, on various occasions Minister Nurbaya has pointed out how Indonesia defied the dire prediction expressed by many of a “double-disaster” - whereby haze-causing fires would be exacerbated by the pandemic last year - by dealing with these fires with huge success.
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