Nowadays, environmental issues have been becoming one of the most discussed topic in many occasions, whether it is on national, regional or even international scales. This phenomenon happens in all parts of the world that gives various impacts to the societies' well-being living around. The environmental issue may also reduce the variety of biodiversity on the affected area that will also take the living rights of the creatures around.

       In this report, I would like to introduce you to the biggest environmental issue that Indonesia face every year. Forest fire is like an annual agenda that happens in Indonesia. All the forests in both Sumatera and Kalimantan (Borneo) are the most vulnerable forests that can be included to this issue. There are several factors that pushes this issue to happen in Indonesia, these are non-other than the increasing demand of open-land to plant palm trees that could produce the high-value palm oils, industrialization activities, and the need to create residential areas. The forest fires occurring in Indonesia have always had an impact on declining societies' productivity, closure of schools for certain periods of time, and increased respiratory diseases.

         In 2015, Indonesia experienced the worst forest fire in its history. It was approximately more than 100,000 hotspots burning million hectares of forest and land in the country especially in the island of Sumatera. As a result of that, many animals and people are becoming the victims. In addition, the phenomenon has also accelerated the extinction of rare animals protected by the government in Indonesia such as Sumatran Tiger.

           Moreover, the forest fires happened in Indonesia not only give impacts on the national scale but also affects the neighboring countries such as Malaysia and Singapore. The Air Composite Standards Index in Pekanbaru and Palembang as the place where the forest fire happens shows a concerning level of PM 10 concentration wide spread, which reached the level of concentration that categorized unhealthy. Furthermore, the concentration of other pollutant such as carbon monoxide and PM 2.5 has go beyond the limit that makes the circumstances more dangerous.

           Thus, from this phenomenon we may conclude that human's behavior and its greediness could affect the sustainability of our planet. As a young generation, we should start the revolutions of mankind's bad behavior and greediness towards the environment by serving ourselves to protect this earth, especially our forests that produces oxygen for our well-beings. Me and my friends served the earth by planting trees at the northern part of Bandung, Indonesia so that we hope the air in Bandung will be clearer than it was by the help of the trees we plant. Have you guys had plan to serve our earth in the near future? If yes, what is your plan? If you guys don?t mind please do let me know at the comment column below. Hope someday, as the next generation of our earth we could together give positive impacts to sustain and conserve our beloved planet, Earth.

Image 1. Planting Trees in Bandung

Image 2. Planting Trees in Bandung

Image 3. Haze in Singapore caused by Sumatra's Forest Fires

Image 4. Haze in Kuala Lumpur caused by Sumatra's Forest Fires