Professor Bambang Suharjo from IPB University has praised the\nstrategic Green Policing programme of the Riau Regional Police.\nAccording to him, the ongoing tree-planting campaign led by Riau Police\nChief Irjen Pol Herry Heryawan represents a concrete step in preventing\nforest and land fires (karhutla) amid the threat of Super El Nino.<\/p>\n
\u201cRiau Regional Police has implemented Green Policing, including tree\nplanting and so on. Because the fires that occur must be balanced with\ntree planting. If this is not done, the emissions we have calculated\nmust be revised again,\u201d said Bambang in Bengkalis Regency on Friday\n(3\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
According to him, tree planting is one of the effective ways to\nreduce greenhouse gas emissions. Although it may seem trivial, tree\nplanting can have a significant impact if carried out on a larger\nscale.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause the greenhouse gas emissions we release must be controlled\nthrough planting, and Riau Police Chief has done that, even though it\nlooks like \u2018playing around\u2019 with planting\u2026 planting\u2026 planting, but if we\nlook at it scientifically, that is the way to reduce greenhouse gas\nemissions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Bambang, who is also an expert in forest fire forensics, assessed\nthat the Green Policing programme initiated by Riau Regional Police\naligns with efforts to reduce emissions or Nationally Determined\nContributions (NDC).<\/p>\n
\u201cEmissions released due to fires must be balanced with carbon\nabsorption. The way to do it is by planting trees. This is not merely\nsymbolic, but a scientific solution to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere,\u201d he\nexplained.<\/p>\n
He added that the effectiveness of tree planting does not only depend\non the planting activity, but also on the sustainability of maintenance\nuntil the plants grow optimally and can absorb carbon through the\nphotosynthesis process.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe planting must be ensured to survive. We can monitor their\ngrowth, because that is where the CO2 absorption process takes place.\nThis is an important part in reducing the impact of climate change,\nincluding El Nino,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Super El Nino Threat<\/p>\n
On that occasion, Prof Bambang Hero Saharjo reminded that this year\u2019s\nsituation requires extra serious attention and proactive steps before\nhaze envelops the archipelago.<\/p>\n
The term \u2018Super El Nino\u2019 refers to the phenomenon of warming sea\nsurface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean reaching at least\n2.7\u00b0C above average. Its impacts are far from trivial: shifts in global\natmospheric circulation that trigger extreme weather.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith this 2.7\u00b0C condition, it is exactly like the 1997-1998 fire\nincident, where 10-11 million hectares of land were burned and 500 lives\nwere lost,\u201d said Bambang.<\/p>\n
Early Detection<\/p>\n
On the same occasion, Riau Police Chief Irjen Pol Herry Heryawan\nstated that collaborative efforts are needed for early detection of\nkarhutla, especially amid the Super El Nino threat.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis cannot be done alone, but must be collaborative involving all\nparties,\u201d said Irjen Herry.<\/p>\n
The current collaboration and strategic steps are aimed at finding\nand extinguishing fire points as early as possible so that fires do not\nspread, especially ahead of the dry season peak.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is better to work hard now before entering the dry season peak,\nrather than later extinguishing in much larger and more difficult\nconditions,\u201d he emphasised.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/expert-riau-polices-green-policing-solution-to-curb-emissions-amid-el-nino-threat-1775268594", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }