FOREST FIRES IN

INDONESIA
MEMBERS
o MUHAMAD IQBAL NURHIDAYAT (082-101)
o MUHAMMAD WAHYU MULYANA (082-059)
o ANDIKA MAHENDRA ARRIANTA (082-080)
o FELICIA TIARA MULYA (082-052)
o BAHTIAR RAHMAAN IMADUDDIN (082-
094)
DEFINITION

An uncontrolled fire in an area of

combustible vegetation occurring in
rural areas.
 CAUSES
1. Human factors.
2. Slash and burn techniques to clear
the land for agricultural purposes.
3. Weak implementation of regulations
regarding slash-and-burn techniques.
 CONSEQUENCES
1. Habitat loss for local indigenous wildlife.
2. Hectares of ecologically-rich land have been
burned across Indonesia.
3. The fires have forced hundreds of residents to
evacuate to other cities because of the hazardous
air quality.
4. Because of hazardous levels of pollution,
residents may experience serious health effects.
5. Major impact on global climate.
6. Weakening of diplomatic ties between
neighbouring nations.
CONCLUSION
• There has been efforts by the government to reduce the number of forest fires, for example,
1. Water Bombs
2. Re-enforcement of regulations regarding land clearing
3. Sentencing the perpretrators to prison.
As environmentally thoughtful citizens of Indonesia, we have to take care of the ecosystems
that surrounds us so that future generations will be able to breathe clean air like we do now.
Inferring from the points above most of these forest fires are caused by companies that just
want to clear their land quickly, just thinking of the profit that they are making, not thinking
about the consequences of their actions.