scholarly journals Mapping data on Indonesia’s worst forest and land fires of palm oil cultivation lands

2020 ◽  
Vol 211 ◽  
pp. 05002
Author(s):  
Evi Frimawaty

During the last semester of 2019, Indonesia was hit by major forest and land fires in Sumatera and Kalimantan. The culprit of a large number of smokes were palm oil cultivation lands. This study uses data collected from Aqua and Terra satellite of Nasa to visualize the hotspots’ severity, causing some provinces to become smoky. The severe hotspots were located on Riau, West Kalimantan, and Central Kalimantan through visualization density. The hotspots detected in this study vary from 300 to 468 degrees Fahrenheit, shown by the brightness of visualized colors on the map. This study also found that the forest and land forest fires have reached its peak during August 2019.

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 01003
Author(s):  
Ariesta Lestari ◽  
Katriani Puspita Ayu

Forest fire is one of environmental problem happens in Central Kalimantan. The fire does not only damage the forest ecosystem and biodiversity but also threaten the health and socio-economic of local people. Forest fire in Central Kalimantan is widely known as human-made, such as the process of shifting cultivation and land clearing. The expansion of forest into palm oil plantation is often blamed as the cause of forest fire since the forest clearing involves a massive amount of fires. Therefore, this study aims to explore whether the existence of palm oil cultivation contributes to the occurrence of forest fires. We used satellite imagery of hotspot, and overlay it with the land use data to generate the fire risk zone map using geographic information system (GIS) method. Through the map, the risk of fire can be monitored in advance to help the fire authority provide the act of mitigation. The result of this study suggested that risk mapping is vital for forest fire management to mitigate the spread of forest fire. The region to be fire-prone within the palm oil cultivation is suggested to form a preventive act through active forest-fires monitoring. In sum, this study is expected to provide a map of forest fires' risk around the cultivation area, mainly palm oil plantation, and help the fire authorities as well as stakeholders to identify the risk zone for fires prevention in the future.


2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Samba Wirahma ◽  
Tri Handoko Seto ◽  
Ibnu Athoillah

IntisariTanaman Kelapa Sawit (Elais sp) adalah sumber utama minyak nabati sesudah kelapa di Indonesia. Tanaman tersebut merupakan komoditi andalan ekonomi Indonesia karena selain merupakan penghasil devisa, kelapa sawit merupakan salah satu alternatif upaya peningkatan kesejahteraan masyarakat melalui pembukaan lapangan pekerjaan dan lapangan usaha. Distribusi tanaman kelapa sawit di Indonesia dapat dijumpai di setiap pulau seperti Sumatera, Kalimantan, Sulawesi dan Jawa. Pada tahun 2013, dari total luas perkebunan kelapa sawit sebesar 9,14 juta hektar, sekitar 65% berada di pulau Sumatera, disusul Kalimantan (31%), Sulawesi (3%), kemudian Jawa dan Papua di bawah satu persen. Tanaman kelapa sawit tergolong ke dalam tanaman xerophyte yang dapat beradaptasi dengan kondisi air yang kurang, walaupun demikian tanaman tetap akan mengalami gejala stres air pada saat musim kemarau yang berkepanjangan. Salah satu upaya untuk mengantisipasi musim kemarau panjang dan kebakaran lahan yaitu dengan melakukan Teknologi Modifikasi Cuaca (TMC). Penerapan TMC di Indonesia sudah dilakukan sejak tahun 1979 dengan berbagai tujuan, yaitu menambah curah hujan untuk mengatasi kekeringan, pengisian air waduk untuk irigasi dan PLTA; mengurangi curah hujan untuk mengatasi banjir; longsor; dan mengurangi kabut asap akibat kebakaran hutan dan lahan. Simulasi proyeksi curah hujan dengan skenario pelaksanaan TMC 120 hari dilakukan di wilayah Riau, Kalimantan Tengah dan Sumatera Utara sebagai daerah dengan luas perkebunan sawit terbesar di Indonesia. Hasil dari simulasi tersebut adalah menghitung besarnya jumlah curah hujan tahunan yang dapat dihasilkan apabila dilakukan TMC 120 hari pada bulan April-Mei 2014 dan Agustus-September 2014 dengan asumsi tingkat pertambahan hujan ketika berada pada periode penyemaian awan sebesar 30%. Berdasarkan hasil simulasi curah hujan dengan skenario pelaksanaan TMC 120 hari, untuk wilayah Riau akan didapatkan penambahan curah hujan sebesar 198 mm/tahun, wilayah Kalimantan Tengah sebesar 254 mm/tahun dan wilayah Sumatera Utara sebesar 233 mm/tahun. Abstract Palm (Elais sp) is the main source of vegetable oil after coco in Indonesia. This plant is mainstay commodity of Indonesia because in addition to foreign exchange earner, palm oil is one alternative efforts to improve the welfare of society through the opening of employment and business field. Distribution of palm oil plantations in Indonesia can be found in every island like Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Java. In 2013, total area of palm oil plantations amounted to 9.14 million hectares, approximately 65% were on the island of Sumatra, Kalimantan followed (31%), Sulawesi (3%), then Java and Papua under one percent.  Palm oil plants belonging to the plant xerophyte that can adapt to conditions that are less water, however the plant will continue to experience symptoms of water stress during the long dry season. One effort to anticipate the long dry season and forest fires by performing the Weather Modification Technology. Application of this technology in Indonesia have been carried out since 1979 with a variety of purposes, namely to rain enhancement to overcome drought, filling water reservoirs for irrigation and hydropower; reduce rainfall to overcome floods; landslides; and reduce smog from forest fires and land.  Simulation of rainfall projection with applying weather modification technology for 120 days in Riau, Central Kalimantan, and North Sumatra as the area with the largest palm oil plantations in Indonesia. Result of this simulation is to calculate the amount of annual rainfall if weather modification for 120 days applied in April-May 2014 and AugustSeptember 2014, assuming growth rate when cloud seeding period is 30%. Based on this simulation resulted for Riau regoin will get additional rainfall 198 mm/year, Central Kalimantan Region 254 mm/year and North Sumatra Region 233 mm/year


2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Moh. Toriqul Chaer

The nation of Indonesia is the pluralist nation. The plurality suggests the existence of a difference. The understanding and management of plurality would generate a positive force for the development of the nation. On the contrary, when it is not understood and managed properly, the plurality of faiths and cultures can be a destructive factor and trigger a disaster. Conflict and social violence that often occurs between community groups are part of the plurality of religions and cultures that are not managed properly. Religious conflict as happened in Maumere (1995), Surabaya, Situbondo and Tasikmalaya Rengasdengklok (1996), (1997), Solo, Jakarta and Kupang (1998), Poso, Ambon (1999-2002), not only claimed the casualties is not a little, but it has also destroyed hundreds of places of worship (whether a church or Mosque) caught fire and was destroyed. Similarly, notes smelling of ethnic violence, such as certain ethnic violence in West Kalimantan (1933), Central Kalimantan (2000). Necessary preventive measures as early prevention efforts, so that such events do not reoccur in the future. Peace education is an effort bring education more tolerant, understanding the diversity of religions, ethnicities, and cultures.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (S3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marhaeni Ria Siombo

The Dayak tribe is a native of Kalimantan's island, one of the large islands in Indonesia that has a large forest area. This study aims to determine the local wisdom of the Dayak tribe in managing forests to prevent forest fires to realize sustainable forest development. This research uses a descriptive method. The study was conducted on the Maanyan Dayak tribe in Muara Tewe, North Barito Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Data was obtained employing observation, interviews. Focus group discussion and documentation. Data analysis using Triangulation Technique. Namely by collecting data, processing data, presenting data, and drawing conclusions. The study results show that the Dayak tribe has Local Wisdom, which provides guidelines for interacting with the forest. The Dayak tribe understands the relationship between humans and nature with a religious dimension that can be used to manage forests. This research is expected to be a material consideration for related parties to forest fire prevention by utilizing the local wisdom of the Dayak tribe.


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 226
Author(s):  
Lusia Widiastuti ◽  
Y. Sulistiyanto ◽  
Adi Jaya ◽  
Yusurum Jagau ◽  
Liswara Neneng

This research was carried out in the oil palm plantation of PT. MuliaSawitAgro Lestari (PT. MSAL) Gunung Mas Regency Central Kalimantan Province for 3 months starting in January 2019 until March 2019. The purpose of this study was to identify the potential of microorganisms as biofertilizers from palm oil mill effluent (PKS). This research is an exploratory study conducted in the Laboratory of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Muhammadiyah University of Palangka Raya. This study used 3 (three) media used to identify the potential of microorganisms for biofertilizer from palm oil liquid waste by calculating the number of bacterial colonies namely Carboxy Methyl Cellulose (CMC), pykovskaya media and Yeast Extract Mannitol Agar (Yema) media. The results of the analysis also showed that PKS liquid waste contained potential microorganisms found were phosphate solvent bacteria, cellulite fungi and nitrogen-fixing bacteria with an average bacterial colony of 1,700,000 cells/mL. Potential microorganisms from the proportion obtained showed the ability of bacteria found in PKS liquid waste to degrade the oil. The first and second samples of bacterial forms identified were in the form of bacilli and were gram-positive bacteria, while the samples of the three bacteria were in the form of coccus and the bacteria were gram-negative bacteria.


2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eko Priyo Purnomo ◽  
Rijal Ramdani ◽  
Agustiyara ◽  
Queenie Pearl V. Tomaro ◽  
Gatot Supangkat Samidjo

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rakhmad Hidayat

The aims of this research was: (1) to find out the leading commodities in plantation sub sector in Bengkayang District Area, (2) to find out the structure and the production growth of plantation commodities in Bengkayang District Area (2005-2012). Research area was determined purposively in Bengkayang District Area of West Kalimantan. Analysis used in this research is the analysis of Location Quotient (LQ), Dynamic Location Quotient (DLQ), Classic Shift Share and Esteban Marquillas Shift Share. LQ analysis show that the leading plantation commodities in Bengkayang are Peppers, Cacao, cloves and hazelnut. DLQ analysis show that the leading plantation commodities in Bengkayang are coconut and hybrid coconut. The combined of LQ and DLQ analysis show that there are two commodities experiencing repositioning of non leading became the leading commodity in the future, ie Hybrid Coconut and Coconut. The commodities that experienced a repositioning of leading became the non leading in the future are Rubber, Pepper, Cocoa, Clove and hazelnut. While commodities that stil remain non leading in the future is oil palm, coffee and Pinang. Based on the classic shift share analysis, shows that in the period 2005 - 2012, commodities that experienced an increase in real growth in Bengkayang are Rubber, Oil Palm, Cocoa, Clove, hazelnut and Pinang. The highest increase in productivity occurred in Palm Oil and Rubber. Esteban - Marquillas shift share analysis shown that the commodities that have a competitive advantage is oil palm, hybrid coconut, cocoa, cloves and hazelnut. Palm oil has the highest competitive advantage in the amount of 8.565,97 tons. Plantation commodities which has the advantage and can improve the allocation of production growth in the plantation crop are Bengkayang Coffee, Cocoa, Clove, Pecan and Pinang. Cocoa has the highest allocation advantages in increasing farm production in Bengkayang. Cocoa is also a commodity that has a competitive advantage and excellence allocation with the highest positive value. Keywords: Plantation commodities, Leading Commodities, Location Quotient, Shift Share


2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Belinda Hastaril ◽  
Muhammad Arief Soendjoto

High Conservation Value Areas (HCVA) in palm oil plantation is one of the efforts to reduce the negative impoct of oil palm plantations on biodiversity. The purpose of this study was to to identify bird species in dffirent types of habitats in the conserration area of oil palm plantations, calculate and compare the diversity of bird species and how is the relations with vegetation as habitat componen\ the study location at PT. MSM, Wilmar Plantation Central Kalimantan. The results showed the diversity value of birds and vegetation hos a positive relationship. Forested habitat v,ith heterogeneous vegetation presenting a higher value of diversity bird species than homogeneous vegetation hobitat. The highest diversity of bird species is the habitot of swampforests (H'3,70) lowland forest (H'3,69), heath forest (H'3,59) and the lowest is the habitat of palm plantatioru (H' 2,60).


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