Forest Fire In Indonesia

Every year, forests are burned because of human carelessness. A forest fire is one of the biggest problems in the world, especially for tropical countries. Forest fire brings a lot of problems for an area, country and also for neighbor countries. In order to mitigate the problems which forest fire can bring, there are several short and long term solutions which can be adopted. As well as looking at the issue in general, this report will make specific recommendations in the case of Kalimantan in Indonesia, where a forest fire has been a major problem for years. A forest fire has become the seasonal phenomenon in Kalimantan. Every year, wildfires and trees destroy considerable forest resources there. Forest fire frequently put thousands of people at

According to a recent Indonesian’s geography map that Kalimantan has covered by 57 million hectares of forest with more than 8.100 trees there. The area has got El Nino season which very dry and less rain during June to December. Forest fire happens every year in Kalimantan, however in 2015 forest fire is in serious condition because almost the forests took over by fire and the smog had been passing another country that Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. It is because last year El Nino means that conditions are extremely dry. Moreover, Kalimantan is in the remote spot of Indonesia so access to the population is difficult. Reducing risk is an important component of managing natural disaster such as forest fire. When forest fire happened, it is important to do something to make redundant the fire, so short-term strategies are needed here. There are two short-term solutions which can be adopted, the main short-term solution is made artificial rain or is well-known as rainwater