Hot spots detected in Jambi

Hot spots detected in Jambi

JAMBI, Jambi: A total of 801 hot spots have been found in the
province of Jambi in Central Sumatra over the past three months,
head of the province's forestry office Gatot Moeryanto said on
Saturday.

Some 244 hot spots were spotted in forest production areas and
87 others in plantations, he told a seminar here.

More than 400 hot spots, however, were discovered in land
belonging to the people, he said.

Gatot said 224 of the total hot spots were found in Muro Jambi
district, 159 in West Tanjungjabung district, 204 in East
Tanjungjabung district, and the rest in Sarolangun district.

The slash and burn method of clearing land for plantations or
other agricultural purposes has always been a major cause of
forest fires. -- Antara