Banjar, South Kalimantan (AntaranewsKalsel) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) reminded the government officials in the area that land ​​and forest fire prevention efforts must be sustainable
"I remind the ranks of provincial, district, military, regional police from top to bottom that next year should really be ready to prevent, not helter-skelter after the event," said Jokowi in Forest Park (Tahura) Sultan Adam, Banjar, South Kalimantan, Thursday.
The President was attending the Indonesian Tree Planting Day, the National Flora and Fauna, and National Planting Month in South Kalimantan.
Jokowi was asked to plant Agarwood tree as the 2,000th tree at the event. Earlier, 8,000 tree seedlings were planted in some areas in Tahura bringing the total to 10,000 saplings.
President says Indonesia has abundant natural resources asthe third largest, but ironically become the sixth largest contributor to carbon emissions, especially in 2015, the most likely due to forest and land fires.
"This is not an achievement but a warning," said Jokowi.
According to him, the government continues to reduce carbon emissions by 29 percent by 2030, but Indonesia also urged developed and developing countries have the same commitment.
"The occurrence of forest fires in several regions in Indonesia is a lesson for us even though 18 years this case has always repeated. This should be a lesson," he said.
Carbon emissions from peat and forest degradation in height increasingly become a problem because land and forest fires also damage ecosystems.
According to the President, 2016 is expected to prevention is done before the fire. "There is a vast jungle province but their forests not burned, there must be something done and not done," he said in a ceremony which was also attended by Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya and Secretary of State Pratikno.
President asked, in the future all parties should focus on prevention, especially in peatlands because if it burns any water bombing aircraft would not be able to cope.
He also requested that prevention efforts carried out in a sustainable manner by involving all parties. "I remind after outages do not forget, we have to prepare a precautionary measure again, the manufacture of insulated channel must continue," he said.
The Head of State said every morning he got the fire data anywhere.
President: Forest Fire Prevention Must be Sustainable
Jumat, 27 November 2015 7:48 WIB
The occurrence of forest fires in several regions in Indonesia is a lesson for us even though 18 years this case has always repeated. This should be a lesson,"