Jakarta, Sept. 25 -- President Prabowo Subianto summoned experts and researchers from several institutions and universities to the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Thursday to discuss peatland management.

Ministers and agency chiefs arriving from 2:30 p.m. included National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Chief Arif Satria, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Chief Teuku Faisal Fathani, Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Brian Yuliarto, and Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni.

"We were invited today to discuss peatland issues. There are two things. First, of course, forest and land fires, which we must resolve. Second, how to achieve sustainable use of peatlands," BRIN Chief Arif Satri...