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Indonesia Develops System to Link Forest Fires With Land Concessions
Indonesia’s disaster agency is developing a system to monitor forest fires and strengthen oversight, especially in concession areas.
The system combines daily data on hotspots and burned land with permits and land-use rights, including forestry and plantation concessions.
The data can help identify who holds permits for land where fires are detected, supporting monitoring and investigations into suspected fires.
Mapping findings still need field checks by government agencies and local administrations before they can be followed up.
As of November 8, Indonesia had recorded 2,529 hotspots and 976 fire spots, with 5,335 hectares burned and about 1,925 hectares still burning.
Central Kalimantan had the most hotspots, followed by South Papua and Southeast Sulawesi.
BNPB says it will share the information with relevant agencies, including the police, to support law enforcement and fire prevention.
Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency is developing a system that links fire data with land-use permits and concessions.
The system is intended to help identify who holds rights to land where fires are detected and strengthen monitoring, prevention and investigations.
BNPB says its mapping must be followed by field verification involving relevant government bodies.
As of 6 p.m. local time on November 8, Indonesia had recorded 2,529 hotspots and 976 fire spots.
The reported burned area was 5,335 hectares, with about 1,925 hectares still burning.
- Who
- Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is developing the system. BNPB Head Kristomei Sianturi described it.
- What
- A system linking geospatial fire data with land-use rights and concession information.
- When
- It is under development. The fire figures cited were recorded as of 6 p.m. local time on November 8, 2026.
- Where
- Indonesia; Kristomei spoke at a press conference in Jakarta.
- Why
- To strengthen fire monitoring and prevention, identify permit or concession holders in affected areas, and support investigations and law enforcement.
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Indonesia’s monitoring data recorded 2,529 hotspots, 976 fire spots and 5,335 hectares of burned area.
BNPB Head Kristomei Sianturi described the system at a press conference in Jakarta.
- Hotspots
- 2,529 recorded as of 6 p.m. local time on November 8
- Fire spots
- 976 recorded as of 6 p.m. local time on November 8
- Burned area
- 5,335 hectares; about 1,925 hectares were still burning
- Most hotspots
- Central Kalimantan, 443
- Next highest
- South Papua, 427; Southeast Sulawesi, 279
What people are saying
This is a system we are developing at BNPB. We can monitor changes in the extent of hotspots and burned areas on a daily basis, allowing us to identify which areas are seeing decreases or increases,
When a fire occurs on a particular plot of land, we can now identify which company owns the land or holds the concession covering that area. We have overlaid data on Land Management Rights (HPL), concessions, Cultivation Rights (HGU), and Building Use Rights (HGB),