Indonesia Sanctions Six Companies for Agricultural Fires on Borneo Island
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Jakarta, 25 Aug (EFE).- The Indonesian government has imposed sanctions against six companies for fires on land under their management on the island of Borneo, a day after the president, Prabowo Subianto, threatened to revoke permits to companies linked to the agricultural fires that spread in several areas of the archipelago. In a statement, the Ministry of Forestry specified that the six companies will face administrative sanctions, while one …
The total area burned in the six companies reached 1,511.55 hectares.
The drought caused by this exceptional oceanographic phenomenon causes forest fires throughout the archipelago this summer, but the local press also emphasises the role of excessive land and forest ecosystems transformation.
JPNN.com - JAKARTA - The Ministry of Forestry (Kemenhut) has imposed sanctions on six companies holding Forest Utilization Business Permits (PBPH) in Kalimantan, after monitoring results found fires in their managed areas with a total area of 1,511.55 hectares.
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