Bridging the services of the WMO vegetation fire and smoke pollution warning advisory and assessment system (VFSP-WAS) to politics, policies and land management

the south east Asia example and global visions

Authors

  • Bambang Hero Saharjo Regional Fire Management Resource Center-Southeast Asia
  • Johann Goldammer Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC), Max Planck Institute for Chemistry and Freiburg University, Freiburg, Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37002/biodiversidadebrasileira.v11i2.1740

Keywords:

Peat fire, Indonesia, policy, greenhouse gases, Regional Fire Management Resource Center-Southeast Asia

Abstract

O fogo como ferramenta no uso e na mudança do uso da terra, e os incêndios florestais que afetam as áreas de floresta e de turfa no sudeste asiático constituem uma grande ameaça ao meio ambiente e à sociedade. O fogo utilizado na mudança do uso da terra contribui para um aumento líquido de gases traço ativos radioativamente (gases de efeito estufa) na atmosfera, constituindo assim uma importante contribuição antropogênica para a mudança do microclima. A poluição do ar próxima ao solo resulta em sérias ameaças à saúde e segurança humanas. Além disso, a aplicação do fogo no uso da terra e os incêndios florestais afetam ecossistemas sensíveis ao fogo, como florestas tropicais equatoriais e turfeiras, onde têm impactos prejudiciais sobre os processos do ecossistema, a biodiversidade e a subsistência das populações indígenas. Considerando que a Indonésia está buscando soluções permanentes, o manejo sustentável desses ecossistemas, que são vulneráveis às excessivas modificações antropogênicas e ao fogo, deve basear-se na experiência de campo, uma vez que o manejo de um fator único poderia não funcionar sozinho. O Regional Fire Management Resource Center - South East Asia/RFMRC-SEA  estabelece a conexão entre os serviços do WMO Vegetation Fire and Smoke Pollution Warning Advisory and Assessment System/VFSP-WAS  para o desenvolvimento de políticas públicas sustentáveis de manejo do solo, manejo do fogo e práticas de gestão.

Author Biography

Bambang Hero Saharjo, Regional Fire Management Resource Center-Southeast Asia

Prof. Bambang Hero Saharjo is first author

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2021-05-07

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7th International Wildland Fire Conference