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        "msgid": "indonesia-aims-to-extinguish-forest-fires-within-a-month-1791910245",
        "date": "2026-10-13 22:50:40",
        "title": "Indonesia aims to extinguish forest fires within a month",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Environment Minister Jumhur Hidayat expects teams to put out Indonesia\u2019s forest and land fires in less than a month, although water shortages and aircraft operating difficulties are hampering efforts. The government also plans to remove a legal provision permitting limited land clearing by burning and to tighten concession rules, including barring replanting on areas burned before commercial planting and imposing sanctions for deliberate fires.",
        "content": "<p>We will remove the clause permitting land clearing by burning up to\ntwo hectares,Jakarta (ANTARA) - Minister of Environment Jumhur Hidayat\naims to extinguish all forest and land fires in less than a month, as\njoint teams continue firefighting operations across several affected\nareas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on discussions with the National Disaster Mitigation Agency\n(BNPB), it should take a few weeks (to extinguish the fires). But since\nintensity is already starting to decline, hopefully it will be less\n(than a month),\u201d he said in Jakarta on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>However, as fires persist in several regions, firefighting efforts\nstill face several obstacles, including limited water supplies and\noperational challenges for water-bombing aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>To prevent recurring blazes, the government is initiating a revision\nof Article 69, Paragraph (2) of Law No.\u00a032\/2009 on Environmental\nProtection and Management.<\/p>\n<p>The provision currently allows land clearing by burning up to two\nhectares per household, strictly based on local wisdom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will remove the clause permitting land clearing by burning up to\ntwo hectares, as that serves as the starting point,\u201d he stressed at the\nPrasasti Indonesia Policy Forum 2026.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to revising the provision, the government plans to\ntighten regulations governing concession areas.<\/p>\n<p>Areas within concessions that are burned before commercial planting\nwill be barred from being replanted with plantation crops, including oil\npalm. The measure is intended to prevent deliberate burning to clear\nland for new plantations.<\/p>\n<p>Jumhur said the government would impose strict sanctions if\nintentional burning were found to have occurred in concession areas.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding offers of assistance from other countries to combat the\nfires, he said the government would assess potential aid based on its\ntype and effectiveness in accelerating firefighting operations on the\nground.<\/p>\n<p>He said small deployments of personnel might have limited impact,\ngiven that Indonesia had already deployed tens of thousands of\nresponders. The same applies to assistance involving water-bombing\naircraft, which must be evaluated based on operational needs and\neffectiveness.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Prabowo thanks personnel battling wildfires across\nIndonesia<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia to raise forest rangers to 70,000 from\n4,500<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Bayu Saputra, Raka Adji<\/p>",
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