BPK Plans to Smooth the Audit
JAKARTA – the Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia (BPK) plans to audit the possible cause of the forest burning several times recurring in Indonesia.
The Vice Chairman of the BPK Sapto Amal Damandari said that without any request from the government, the BPK will still conduct an audit on the causes of the repeated forest burning. However, before conducting the audit, the first step to take is bringing the case to the Board meeting discussing which parts to be audited.
Related with the forest burning, he emphasized, if the result indicates an intended deed, the government will enforce the regulation. They will process any parties intentionally do that. “If the fire rises unintentionally and happens in private lands, it still needs to be preserved,” Sapto said in Jakarta, Monday (9/14).
To protect the forests, the BPK will cooperate with the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) and regional governments.
The BPK’s Head of Public Relations and International Cooperation Yudi Ramdan said that the frequent forest burning urges the BPK to improve its auditors’ capacity.
Yudi added, the BPK had ever audited the forest management during the period of 2010/2011 in Jambi and Riau. Besides, the BPK also gave recommendations to fix the forest management system.
“I have not got any clear data about that,” Yudi said, when asked about the annual loss potential because of the forest burning.
Nowadays, based on the BNPB website, there are at least 1,143 burning points in Sumatra, out of which 13 points are in Bengkulu, 234 in Jambi, 69 in Lampung, 78 in Riau, 25 in West Sumatra, and 724 burning points lay in South Sumatra.
The burning points in Kalimantan reach the number of 266, of which there are 26 points in West Kalimantan, 74 in South Kalimantan, 164 in Central Kalimantan, and 2 in East Kalimantan.
The burning point, generally said as the hotspot, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (Lapan), is an area having a relatively higher temperature than its surroundings, which can be detected by the satelite. (Yudi Supriyanto)
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