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        "msgid": "minister-urges-strict-action-against-land-clearing-by-burning-1781776220",
        "date": "2026-06-18 15:46:15",
        "title": "Minister urges strict action against land clearing by burning",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Environment",
        "summary": "An Indonesian minister has warned that police and prosecutors will take firm action against parties using fire for land clearing, as the nation braces for a severe El Ni\u00f1o peak in July. With 81,000 hectares already burned this year, the government is consolidating mitigation efforts including weather modification and canal blocking. Coordinating Minister Djamari Chaniago stressed the need for improved preparations, particularly in six fire-prone provinces.",
        "content": "<p>\u201cTo all stakeholders, including communities and private companies\nthat are accustomed to using cheap and quick methods for land clearing,\nsuch as burning forests, I remind you that the police and the Attorney\nGeneral\u2019s Office will take strict action against such practices,\u201d he\nsaid here on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>He made the statement in response to the El Nino phenomenon currently\naffecting Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that all parties must realize that Indonesia is not in a\nfavorable situation with regard to forest and land fires.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 81,000 hectares of land had burned as of May 2026 due to\nthis year\u2019s El Nino conditions. Antoni said that El Nino is expected to\nreach its peak in July.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA month ago, we were still briefed by the Meteorology, Climatology,\nand Geophysics Agency (BMKG) that El Nino this year would remain at a\nlow to moderate level. The peak was expected next year, as this is part\nof a four-year cycle. However, BMKG has just updated us that by July, it\nwill already reach a strong level,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, he noted that the central government and regional\ngovernments have consolidated efforts to carry out mitigation measures,\nincluding weather modification operations and canal blocking\ntechniques.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod willing, if all stakeholders continue to work well together, we\nwill be able to win the fight against forest and land fires,\u201d he\nremarked.<\/p>\n<p>On the same occasion, Coordinating Minister for Political and\nSecurity Affairs Djamari Chaniago emphasized that thorough preparations\nare essential to prevent forest and land fires.<\/p>\n<p>Although there has been progress in handling El Nino-related impacts\nover the years, he underlined that such progress must be continuously\nimproved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, today we have reached a joint agreement to tackle this\nproblem across Indonesia, particularly in the six provinces most\nvulnerable to forest and land fires,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Preventing fires, govt urges corporations to avoid land\nclearing<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia seals 200 hectares over suspected land\nburning in Kalimantan<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia plans 100,000 ha land clearing for Papua rice\nprogram<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Sean, Kenzu<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/minister-urges-strict-action-against-land-clearing-by-burning-1781776220",
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