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Forest and land fires in Indonesia
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Forest and land fires (karhutla) have continue to spread across regions including Kalimantan and South Papua, causing significant concerns regarding air quality and public health. Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni reported that the government is attempting to extinguish hotspots using weather modification operations, though effectiveness has been limited by a lack of cloud seeds due to dry conditions. Minister Antoni noted that natural rainfall in Central Kalimantan is not expected until November. The crisis has led to intensifying political pressure on the government. pressure. The Indonesian Legal Practitioners and Experts Association (Petisi Ahli) has called for the dismissal of the Forestry Minister, citing failures in urging President Prabowo Subianto to evaluate the Minister’s performance regarding prevention, early detection, and law enforcement. Additionally, Indrajaya, a member Members of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), criticized (DPR) are now calling for the Ministry fires to be declared a national disaster, citing widespread human suffering and economic damage estimated in the hundreds of Forestry for issuing only trillions of rupiah. Legislators are demanding stricter enforcement, moving beyond administrative sanctions to 32 companies suspected include the revocation of causing business licenses and the fires, arguing for stricter criminal proceedings or license revocations. seizure of assets. This follows the identification of 13 corporations as suspects by the National Police. Additionally, the DPR has questioned the Audit Board of Indonesia (BPK) regarding the Ministry of Forestry’s financial reporting. Scrutiny has been directed toward reports of approximately Rp 104.43 trillion in administrative fines from mining activities in forest areas that may not have been adequately recorded in the ministry’s 2025 financial reports.
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- 2026-10-27 05:51 UTC Forest and land fires in Indonesia
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