Have forest and land fires been controlled properly?

Abstract

It is certain that in almost every year forest and land fires in Indonesia will occur, no matter whether it is affected by El-Nino or not. Of course, the negative impacts it causes accompany the fires that occur, such as on health, economic development, social relations, relations between countries, and so on, including the production of greenhouse gas emissions produced during fires, especially on peat land. The results of research and field observations confirm that although the laws and regulations require corporations to construct canal blocks, monitor ground water levels, equip their business areas with fire control facilities and infrastructure, and so on, it turns out that many do not fulfil their obligations. carried out by corporations, including those that often state that they care about the environment the most in the public as well as corporations with investments from abroad. Not to mention what happened on community land where it was proven that the burning was not only a matter of the stomach but had a business nuance, where the fire was no longer 2 ha as legalized for indigenous or traditional communities, but there were already hundreds of ha. This fact confirms that the forest and land fires that occur ensure that not all obligations have been fulfilled and implemented. Not to mention that many district/city or provincial governments are still stuttering in carrying out control activities in the field, as a result of the unavailability of sufficient funds is also not a priority.