Jakarta, Aug. 5 -- The Ministry of Forestry's Directorate General of Law Enforcement (Gakkum Kemenhut) has sealed three more companies holding Forest Utilization Business Permits (PBPH) whose peatland areas in Riau have been burning.

"The Directorate General of Gakkum is fully committed to protecting forests from fires and will take firm action against forest burners," Director General of Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Forestry, Dwi Januanto Nugroho, stated in Jakarta on Tuesday.

He added that in addition to sealing the three PBPHs, authorities are also supervising the protection facilities and infrastructure in their work areas, as well as assessing forest fire prevention efforts, including equipment, human resources, and operation...