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JAKARTA (FORESTHINTS.NEWS) - By the end of September, the number of hotspots in Indonesia, indicating potential forest and land fire spots, has continued to decline, down by nearly 92% from the same period last year.
This progress update, derived from satellite-based monitoring followed by ground checks from the Indonesian Environment and Forestry, is based on today's data (Sep 30) as of 07:00 Western Indonesia Time.
As such, the potential ‘double disaster’ predicted by many - where haze-causing fires coincide with the COVID-19 outbreak - is getting ever further away from reality.
The progress made, with fire spots reduced by almost 92% and the potential double-disaster averted, is extremely encouraging news.
The current situation reflects ongoing stability in the decrease of potential fire spots, most notably from early to late September, which consistently stands in the range above 90%.
The photos below demonstrate recent ministry efforts to extinguish and prevent the spread of relatively small fires (Sep 22) burning in some peatland spots in Indonesian Borneo.
Permanent solutions show excellent performance level
The continual steady decline in potential fire spots, amounting to more than 90% during September this year compared to last year, further proves that the testing of permanent solutions to tackle haze-causing fires, as ordered by President Joko Widodo, continues to work to the expected level.
As previously reported by FORESTHINTS.NEWS (Jul 3), Indonesian Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya has emphasized that permanent solutions to reduce haze-causing fires are being tested this year.
News reports about the testing of permanent solutions are updated by the ministry on a daily basis, as reported by FORESHINTS.NEWS in early and mid-September, and consistently indicate that the number of potential fire spots continues to drop sharply compared to the same period last year.
The dramatic drop in potential fire spots confirms that total success in the results of permanent solution testing is close to being achieved, with the final outcome awaited by the end of next month at the latest.
President Widodo issued an official order at the end of February aimed at strengthening the prevention of forest and land fires and reinforcing the ability of law enforcement to tackle such fires.
The trend of consistently declining potential fire spots means that the dire prediction of a double disaster in Indonesia, with widespread fires exacerbated by the global pandemic, looks ever more unlikely to happen as of today.
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JAKARTA (FORESTHINTS.NEWS) - By the end of September, the number of hotspots in Indonesia, indicating potential forest and land fire spots, has continued to decline, down by nearly 92% from the same period last year.
This progress update, derived from satellite-based monitoring followed by ground checks from the Indonesian Environment and Forestry, is based on today's data (Sep 30) as of 07:00 Western Indonesia Time.
As such, the potential ‘double disaster’ predicted by many - where haze-causing fires coincide with the COVID-19 outbreak - is getting ever further away from reality.
The progress made, with fire spots reduced by almost 92% and the potential double-disaster averted, is extremely encouraging news.
The current situation reflects ongoing stability in the decrease of potential fire spots, most notably from early to late September, which consistently stands in the range above 90%.
The photos below demonstrate recent ministry efforts to extinguish and prevent the spread of relatively small fires (Sep 22) burning in some peatland spots in Indonesian Borneo.
Permanent solutions show excellent performance level
The continual steady decline in potential fire spots, amounting to more than 90% during September this year compared to last year, further proves that the testing of permanent solutions to tackle haze-causing fires, as ordered by President Joko Widodo, continues to work to the expected level.
As previously reported by FORESTHINTS.NEWS (Jul 3), Indonesian Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya has emphasized that permanent solutions to reduce haze-causing fires are being tested this year.
News reports about the testing of permanent solutions are updated by the ministry on a daily basis, as reported by FORESHINTS.NEWS in early and mid-September, and consistently indicate that the number of potential fire spots continues to drop sharply compared to the same period last year.
The dramatic drop in potential fire spots confirms that total success in the results of permanent solution testing is close to being achieved, with the final outcome awaited by the end of next month at the latest.
President Widodo issued an official order at the end of February aimed at strengthening the prevention of forest and land fires and reinforcing the ability of law enforcement to tackle such fires.
The trend of consistently declining potential fire spots means that the dire prediction of a double disaster in Indonesia, with widespread fires exacerbated by the global pandemic, looks ever more unlikely to happen as of today.
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