Most Mangrove Forests in Indonesia in Poor Condition

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Environment and Forestry minister Siti Nurbaya said that the condition of most mangroves on the coastal areas in Indonesia is not so good.

"52 percent of mangroves are in bad condition, while only 48 percent of them are in good condition," Sity explained while attending mangrove seed plantin in Bedono village, Sayung district, Demak regency, Central Java on Saturday (22/4).

source: https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2017/04/23/206868815/Most-Mangrove-Forests-in-Indonesia-in-Poor-Condition

BMKG Detects 20 Hotspots in Sumatra

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency or BMKG Pekanbaru Station in Riau has detected 20 hotspots indicating forest and land fires in six provinces in Sumatra.

“Hotspots at above 50 percent confidence level are spread across the provinces of Riau, Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Jambi and Bengkulu,” BMKG Pekanbaru head Sugarin said in Pekanbaru on Monday, April 24, 2017.

source: https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2017/04/25/055869182/BMKG-Detects-20-Hotspots-in-Sumatra