Will Rains Completely End Forest Fires?

The media in Indonesia appears to begin going away from the forest fire issue that had driven public attention in a big way in the past few months. The disaster had been intensely spotlighted by government leaders of Indonesia’s neighboring countries. Speaking in a workshop on the ‘solution to forest and land fires’ in Riau last week, Haris Gunawan said the government and any other parties should join hands to build many more canals through pitland forests in Sumatra. Such canals prevent future fires. The workshop was held by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), riauonline.co.id reported.