Analysis of Forest and Land Fires in Riau Province Based on The Use ofLand for Mitigation of Smoke Disaster

ABSTRACT

Forest and land fires engulfing large parts of regency and city in Riau Province at dry season since 1997, with huge of losses. It has been a lot of funds of local and central Government are spended for fire suppression activities every year. Not to mention the health impacts and the transportation of millions of people of Riau affected by smoke generated. This study aim to make another approach that can rapidly monitor the incidence of fire by using NOAA satellites using an overlay on the Digital Thematic Maps (administrative boundaries, forest region, Forest licenses, right to cultivate, distribution of peatland , and landsat imagery coverage of the 2010) so that the policies undertaken by governments can be more efficient and targeted. This study did in Riau Province which dominated by peat fire. This study showed us that Hotspot overlay 46.85% fire occurred in northern of Riau Province (Rokan Hilir Regency and Bengkalis, Dumai City). 63,87% of the area burned is in the forest are, 40.25% on deep peatlands in fire-prone. Thicket vegetation dominating the area of forest fires (70.03%), so that can be concluded that abandoned area is the source forest and land fires in Riau Province. The paper is expected to be input for the Ministry of Forestry and Riau Provincial Government to draw up a strategy for disaster mitigation smoke.

Keywords: Hot spots, overlays, forest, peat, forest plantations industry, vegetation, mitigation

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Judul Seri

Proceeding INAFOR (International Conference Of Indonesia Forestry Researchers) 2011

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: ., 2012

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2-11

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English

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978-979-8452-45-1

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