International Conference on Environmental Awareness for Sustainable Development in conjunction with International Conference on Challenge and Opportunities Sustainable Environmental Development, ICEASD & ICCOSED 2019, 1-2 April 2019, Kendari, Indonesia

Research Article

Overcoming the Forest Fire in West Kalimantan: A Political Ecology Approach

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.1-4-2019.2287273,
        author={Elyta  Elyta and Ishaq  Rahman},
        title={Overcoming the Forest Fire in West Kalimantan:        A Political Ecology Approach},
        proceedings={International Conference on Environmental Awareness for Sustainable Development in conjunction with International Conference on Challenge and Opportunities Sustainable Environmental Development, ICEASD \& ICCOSED 2019, 1-2 April 2019, Kendari, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICEASD\&ICCOSED},
        year={2019},
        month={9},
        keywords={political ecology social movement forest fire},
        doi={10.4108/eai.1-4-2019.2287273}
    }
    
  • Elyta Elyta
    Ishaq Rahman
    Year: 2019
    Overcoming the Forest Fire in West Kalimantan: A Political Ecology Approach
    ICEASD&ICCOSED
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.1-4-2019.2287273
Elyta Elyta1,*, Ishaq Rahman2
  • 1: Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Tanjungpura University, Pontianak, Indonesia
  • 2: Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Hasanuddin University, Makassar Indonesia
*Contact email: elyta.elyta79@gmail.com

Abstract

Forest fires have become one of the calamity in Indonesia and neighboring countries, a detrimental effect of uncontrolled licensing for investment in the plantation sector. This study aims to explain the existence of a political ecology approach in overcoming forest fires in Rasau Jaya District, Kubu Raya Regency. By applying qualitative descriptive methods, researchers conducted interviews with several resources person from related institutions and fire care groups. Two actors, namely government and non-government actors, played a critical role through the political ecology approach. Both actors have created a responsive political will in dealing with forest fires. At the same time, both actors raise public awareness by promoting public responses to fire.