BNPB: Stop Forest Fires Before They Start
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Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is calling on local governments to strengthen forest and land fire prevention, pushing efforts down to the village level. The agency urges regional authorities to act early rather than wait for fires to spread. Village-level prevention, it says, is key to stopping fires before they become disasters.