Forest and Land Fires in Riau Province: A Case Study in Fire Prevention Policy Implementation with Local Concession Holders

Saharjo, Bambang Hero; Yungan, Alex

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-67474-2_8

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“…These forecasts are useful only if used to trigger prevention and prepreparedness measures. The regulatory framework and guidance for these measures is becoming better defined, consisting of private sector equipment, detection, prevention, and training requirements, although based on audits in 2014 at least, the extent to which these requirements are being met, and their connections to early warning and detection is unclear (Saharjo & Yungan, ). The growing adoption of Indonesia's FDRS among user agencies has established a basic understanding of the dry conditions under which fires occur.…”

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Long‐Lead Prediction of the 2015 Fire and Haze Episode in Indonesia

Shawki

Field

Tippett

et al. 2017

Geophysical Research Letters

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We conducted a case study of National Centers for Environmental Prediction Climate Forecast System version 2 seasonal model forecast performance over Indonesia in predicting the dry conditions in 2015 that led to severe fire, in comparison to the non‐El Niño dry season conditions of 2016. Forecasts of the Drought Code (DC) component of Indonesia's Fire Danger Rating System were examined across the entire equatorial Asia region and for the primary burning regions within it. Our results show that early warning lead times of high observed DC in September and October 2015 varied considerably for different regions. High DC over Southern Kalimantan and Southern New Guinea were predicted with 180 day lead times, whereas Southern Sumatra had lead times of up to only 60 days, which we attribute to the absence in the forecasts of an eastward decrease in Indian Ocean sea surface temperatures. This case study provides the starting point for longer‐term evaluation of seasonal fire danger rating forecasts over Indonesia.

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Long‐Lead Prediction of the 2015 Fire and Haze Episode in Indonesia

Shawki

Field

Tippett

et al. 2017

Geophysical Research Letters

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“…However, the scale of the fire event can increase significantly when a climate anomaly happens, such as in mid 2013 and early 2014. Other than the policy not being implemented optimally [76], there was a climate anomaly in 2013 which produced the highest number of hotspots during the mid-year dry season for the last 20 years [77]. Not only that, a high number of hotspots also occurred in early 2014, caused by the cold phenomenon and the contraction of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ICTZ) [78] and Madden-Julian Oscillation [79], resulting in a severe dry season in the northern part of Sumatra.…”

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Joint Pattern Analysis of Forest Fire and Drought Indicators in Southeast Asia Associated with ENSO and IOD

2022

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Land and forest fires in Southeast Asia often coincide with severe dry seasons in the specific region caused by the warm phase of an El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD). This research aims to identify and quantify the ENSO–IOD effect on a joint pattern between the dry season and land and forest fires in Southeast Asia. This research provides a quantitative result which represents the ENSO–IOD’s impact in Southeast Asia for hotspots, dry spells, and precipitation anomalies. The methods used in this research are singular value decomposition, probability density skill score, and coherence analysis. Cambodia, Myanmar, and Thailand gave a similar result with less than a 25% increasing severity in the hotspots from normal to either El Niño, positive IOD, or El Niño–positive IOD years. The maximum increase in hotspot severity in North Sumatra was 13.06% and happened during a weak El Niño and positive IOD. Meanwhile, South Sumatra had a maximum accumulation of more than 89% and Kalimantan had more than a 72% increase during the strong El Niño in 2015. Even though the relationship between the ENSO and IOD was inconsistent, the occurrence of both phenomena in the same year can lead to fires and need to be considered.

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“…Peat swamp forest res at the Kerinci Barat village of Pangkalan Kerinci district, the Langgam village of Langgam district, and the Pangkalan Gondai village of Langgam district located in the Pelalawan regency are the causes of environmental destruction. The effect of peatland res on people, property, and the environment has been considered to affect almost all aspects of social life and economic development in the Riau province and its surrounding regions (Saharjo and Yungan 2018). Approximately 1.83 million hectares of the peatlands to be equal to approximately 57% of the total peatlands in Indonesia have been converted to non-forest purposes during three decades from 1982 to 2007 (Saputra 2019).…”

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Evaluation of change in the peat soil properties affected by different fire severities

Fulazzaky

Ismail

Harlen

et al. 2022

Environ Monit Assess

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Tropical peatland ecosystems of Indonesia provide direct economic bene ts to the local communities and act to maintain the local weather patterns. The impact of burning tropical peat swamp forests of land clearing for palm oil plantations can have signi cant consequences on the change in the characteristics of peat soil. The aim of this study was to determine the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the peat soils by the eld and laboratory testing and analysis for understanding a change in the nature and characteristics of the peatlands at four locations in the Pelalawan regency of Riau province. The results showed that the effect of burning peat swamp forests can lead to a change in the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the peat soils. Soil permeability and soil microbial population can signi cantly decrease with increasing of the re severity. The effect of different re severities on the characteristics of peat soil are veri ed to contribute to advanced management of the tropical peatland in the future.

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Forest and Land Fires in Riau Province: A Case Study in Fire Prevention Policy Implementation with Local Concession Holders

Cited by 11 publications

References 22 publications

Long‐Lead Prediction of the 2015 Fire and Haze Episode in Indonesia

Long‐Lead Prediction of the 2015 Fire and Haze Episode in Indonesia

Joint Pattern Analysis of Forest Fire and Drought Indicators in Southeast Asia Associated with ENSO and IOD

Evaluation of change in the peat soil properties affected by different fire severities

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