WWF to disburse fund to fight fires

Mon, 07 Oct 2002, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: The Worldwide Fund for
Nature (WWF) is set to disburse some Rp 154 million to fight
fires in Central Kalimantan, a provincial official said on
Saturday.

Chairman of the province's Environmental Management and
Preservation Agency Sjahrani Sajahrin said that the money was
intended for fire fighters' equipment and medicine and to conduct
forest patrols.

He added that WWF would also cooperate with non-governmental
organizations and related institutions to monitor fires,
especially in the Sebagau area, and to draft some policies on
fire prevention. -- Antara

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