Indonesian President Calls for Stricter Sanctions Against Forest Fire Perpetrators
Prabowo said zero tolerance is needed as fires have burned 600,000 hectares and hazardous haze spread across Southeast Asia.
- On Wednesday, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto called for stricter sanctions against those using slash-and-burn methods, urging the House of Representatives to classify such acts as 'ecological terrorism'.
- Indonesia is battling its most intense wildfires in 11 years, driven by 'super El Niño' conditions that have parched forests across Borneo and Sumatra, causing a spike in respiratory illnesses.
- Government data shows 202,000 hectares burned between January and July, with environmental group YKAN estimating another 600,000 hectares damaged in August, as authorities deployed more than 50 aircraft for water bombing.
- Japan joined water bombing operations on Wednesday, while Prabowo instructed regional governments to abolish smallholder fire exemptions and ordered police to launch criminal investigations against corporations violating fire safeguards.
- Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni warned that wildfires could persist until early November, as transboundary pollution creates unhealthy air conditions in neighboring Singapore and Malaysia.
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Indonesian president calls for stricter sanctions against forest fire perpetrators
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has called for stricter regulations and sanctions against slash-and-burn land clearances, branding the practice "ecological terrorism", as the country struggles to contain
Indonesia president calls for stricter sanctions against forest fire perpetrators, Asia News
JAKARTA — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has called for stricter regulations and sanctions against those who use slash and burn methods to clear land, as the country struggles to contain wildfires that have been raging for weeks.Indonesia is battling its most intense wildfires in 11 years, with "super El Niño" weather conditions parching the country's forests and fields. The islands...
Indonesia president calls for stricter sanctions against forest fire perpetrators
JAKARTA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has called for stricter regulations and sanctions against those who use slash and burn methods to clear land, as the country struggles to contain wildfires that have been raging for we...
Prabowo is pushing for tough sanctions against those responsible for forest and land fires, including the idea of "ecological terrorism," and a ban on land clearing by burning.
Prabowo is pushing for stronger legal sanctions against those responsible for forest and land fires.
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