Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced in February 2021 that hot spots have been detected on Sumatra. Forest fires are expected later in the year - so is haze for the neighbouring Southeast Asian countries such as Singapore and Malaysia. In a virtual meeting, Jokowi said, "Ninety-nine per cent of forest fires are perpetrated by humans, whether intentional or out of negligence.” Indonesia is home to the world’s third largest tropical rainforest, after the Amazon and Congo. About 25 million hectares of forest - the size of the United Kingdom - have been lost over 30 years to logging, palm oil concessions, pulp and paper plantations. The Indonesian peat forests are like giant sponges that absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas. The loss of trees also results in floods and landslides. The goal is to reduce the rate of deforestation from some1.5 million hectares a year to 250,000 hectares by 2030. Currently, it is at 400,000 hectares, as shared by Ruandha Agung Sugardiman, the Director-General of Climate Change for Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry in this episode of #Insight. WATCH the full #Insight episode of Indonesia’s Vanishing Forests: Is It Too Late For Asia’s Largest Rainforest? : https://youtu.be/Ejds0vgD5gM ALSO WATCH: Saving Citarum: Indonesia's Fight To Clean Up 'Dirtiest River In The World': https://youtu.be/WqOyR603WPE Why The Poor Are Dying Of Climate Change: https://youtu.be/a3Go_0w0Z9M Asia Heats Up: When Global Warming Becomes Deadly: https://youtu.be/yuz9y8Zxa_U For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram: https://ift.tt/2C3sZiR Facebook: https://ift.tt/2PPEuNA Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider
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