Land and forest fire disaster management through the arboretum gambut and community empowerment of masyarakat peduli api (mpa) csr program pt pertamina (persero) ru ii sungai pakning

Abstract

This paper describes the efforts to resolve the smoke disaster caused by forest and peatland fires in Riau Province by PT. Pertamina RU II Sungai Pakning CSR program. This paper is an empirical study carried out in Bukit Batu District, Bengkalis Regency, Riau Province, Indonesia during the period 2017-2019. The findings presented in this paper include the mitigation of smoke disasters carried out by various parties including private institutions, one of which is CSR of PT Pertamina (Persero) RU II Sungai Pakning which develops Forest and Land Fire Mitigation programs based on Community Empowerment of Masyarakat Peduli Api (MPA) and makes Arboretum Gambut as environmental education program for the community. The research method is qualitative research. The result is with the PT Pertamina RU II Sungai Pakning CSR program in Bukit Batu district area didn’t have a land and forest fire in that period.