Authors:
Moch. Riza Kasfari, Yudha Asmara Adhi, Basuki Somawinata and Bandung Sahari
Book:
Proceedings of the 15th International Peat Congress
Venue:
Kuching
Keywords:
ecosystem-security, gfwf, peatfire, tropical-peatland
Documentfile:
ipc16p361-364a317kasfariadhi.etal_.pdf
Summary:
SUMMARY
In recent years, land fire has been occurred across islands in Indonesia. Peatland utilization is frequently associated with this land fire due to its susceptibility to fire during dry season. However, no scientific analysis has ever been reported to answer this rumor. Here, we present data analysis of spatial distribution of land fire in Indonesia and the status of fire on peat. Data was extracted from public domain reports between 2013 and 2015 including from Global Forest Watch Fires (GFWF), Sipongi (under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry) and LAPAN (Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space). Analysis was based on high confidence fires only across 33 provinces. Our analysis shows that during 2013-2015, fire alerts were found to be higher in 2015 than 2014 and…