REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CIBINONG -- The Geospatial Information Agency (BIG) will map areas around peat land, with good water infiltration in an effort to facilitate fire prevention in the future.

"In an effort to prevent fires, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, will define peat hydrological zones. We are going to map areas around peat land, with the good catchment area to be protected," said the Deputy for Thematic Geospatial Information, Nur Wadjedi on Friday.

Indonesia's peat land is spread over 15 million hectares, most of which has been exploited.

"The land that has been on fire should be protected from being burnt again, while the unburnt portion must be protected from being burnt," he said.

Official measures to combat forest and land fires at the same time have mitigated climate change, according to him, and can actually be done by moratorium. BIG has made various thematic maps to support climate change mitigation.

The areas to be mapped are dynamic, covering moratorium areas, natural forests, conservation areas, and national peat land.

Mapping and monitoring, which are done every two years, according to Nur, will provide information on the development of moratorium areas.

In order to prevent forests and land from fires, the local administration should apply good spatial management.

"If the land is flammable, just make it a conservation area, while the one, which is already on fire, should be prevented from catching fire again," Nur said.Geospatial agency to map peat land area in Indonesia

CIBINONG -- The Geospatial Information Agency (BIG) will map areas around peat land, with good water infiltration in an effort to facilitate fire prevention in the future.

"In an effort to prevent fires, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, will define peat hydrological zones. We are going to map areas around peat land, with the good catchment area to be protected," said the Deputy for Thematic Geospatial Information, Nur Wadjedi on Friday.

Indonesia's peat land is spread over 15 million hectares, most of which has been exploited.

"The land that has been on fire should be protected from being burnt again, while the unburnt portion must be protected from being burnt," he said.

Official measures to combat forest and land fires at the same time have mitigated climate change, according to him, and can actually be done by moratorium. BIG has made various thematic maps to support climate change mitigation.

The areas to be mapped are dynamic, covering moratorium areas, natural forests, conservation areas, and national peat land.

Mapping and monitoring, which are done every two years, according to Nur, will provide information on the development of moratorium areas.

In order to prevent forests and land from fires, the local administration should apply good spatial management.

"If the land is flammable, just make it a conservation area, while the one, which is already on fire, should be prevented from catching fire again," Nur said.

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