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The Power of Mama, a group of more than 140 women across 10 villages in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, continues to fight forest and land fires as drought increases the risk of wildfires in parts of Borneo.

They patrol forest areas by motorcycle, record hotspots, put out fires and warn residents against burning land.

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00:02The Power of Mama, a group of more than 140 women across 10 villages in West Kalimantan,
00:08Indonesia, continues to fight forest and land fires as drought increases the risk of wildfires
00:14in parts of Borneo. They patrol forest areas by motorcycle, record hotspots, put out fires,
00:21and warn residents against burning land. The group was formally established in 2022 after
00:27the non-governmental organization Indonesia Nature Rehabilitation Initiative Foundation,
00:33or YIARI, brought women from four villages in the Kedepeng region together and provided
00:40firefighting training to some members. Group supervisor Mida Angreni said many of the women
00:46were already involved in monitoring forests and fighting fires in their communities before
00:51the group was established.
00:57Mereka jalan itu benar-benar kayak, oh aku harusnya jaga ini nih. Kayak gitu. Terus ada cerita
01:03juga dari mama-mama yang cerita ketika mereka patroli terus misalnya ngeliat hutannya sudah
01:08habis dan cuma tinggal dengar suara orang itu kayak sedih katanya kan. Sampai ada yang cerita
01:13kayak kami tuh kadang di lapangan juga nangis juga ngeliat kenapa situasinya seperti ini.
01:17Saya ngeliat bahwa mama-mama ini terhadap hutan tuh kayak punya rasa kepemilikan itu.
01:21Makanya rasanya wajar ketika ada diksi ibu bumi itu. Karena mama-mama itu benar-benar
01:28ngejaga hutannya tuh dengan sepenuh hati kayak gitu.
01:30Yang dimana disitu ada ketertarikan saya untuk bergabung, saya merasa punya wadah
01:34untuk mensuarakan dari keresahan-keresahan yang selama ini saya rasakan.
01:37Terberanjak dari pengalaman pribadi yaitu terdampaknya karhutlah itu berdampak sekali
01:45dengan ibu-ibu dan anak-anak. Terutama anak-anak tidak bisa sekolah dan yang keduanya
01:51penyakit ispa juga meningkat. Termasuk pengalaman pribadi itu anak saya pernah terkena ispa
01:57pada tahun 2019 tak kala karhutlah terjadi di lingkungan kami.
02:02Indonesia regularly faces forest and peatland fires, particularly in parts of
02:07Sumatra and Borneo, during periods of prolonged dry weather.
02:12Authorities have deployed firefighting resources, including water bombing aircraft,
02:17to contain the fires. The women say they hope stronger forest protection and
02:21reforestation efforts will help prevent further loss of forests and protect local communities.
02:37Terima kasih telah menonton!
02:38Terima kasih telah menonton!

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