The Forest Management Unit (FMU) Kubu Raya in West Kalimantan shares experiences and its lessons learned in preventing forest and land fires, which are outlined in its standard operating procedure (SOP), on 28-29 November in Pontianak, West Kalimantan. The activity, supported by GIZ, was attended by 55 participants representing the West Kalimantan Provincial Forestry Service, Heads of 17 FMUs in West Kalimantan, Provincial technical units on Grand Forest Park and Wetlands and the technical unit of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in West Kalimantan. The event was opened by the Head of the West Kalimantan Provincial Forestry Service and was attended by the Director of Forest and Land Fire Prevention of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry.

The FMU Kubu Raya is the first FMU that established a forest and land fire control brigade. In addition to developing an SOP for the forest fire prevention, the FMU Kubu Raya has also collected and compiled data and information about fire prevention through fire risk maps, and additionally, preparedness in controlling forest fires.

For more information, please contact:
Gatot Moeryanto, FMU and forest management expert
Ronny Christianto, Integrated Fires Management Expert
Jumtani, Province Coordinator West Kalimantan