Haze Crisis Causes Rp200 Trillion in Financial Losses
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Sabtu, 10 Oktober 2015 12:40 WIB
Smoke haze from forest fires seen in Padang, West Sumatra, September 17,2014. ANTARA/Iggoy el Fitra
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Financial losses due to forest fires and haze crisis in Sumatra and Kalimantan in 2015 is estimated to reach Rp200 trillion.
Researcher at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Herry Purnomo said that the financial losses was the accumulation of factors such as health, damage to words, air pollution, and the disappearance of bio diversities. Riau province, he added, has reported a financial loss worth up to Rp20 trillion.
He also said that Singapore had also reported financial losses amounting up to Rp20 trillion.
“So the financial loss is around Rp150 trillion in Indonesia, excluding financial loses suffered by Singapore. So financial losses suffered by other countries are added, the total financial losses from the haze crisis this year may reach Rp200 trillion,” he said in Jakarta on Thursday (8/10).