Wetland Fires and Its Environmental Conditions

Today, many wetlands have been converted into agricultural, industrial, and residential areas. This conversion of land functions creates new problems for the environment human, one which is fires. The results fires can also cause other that in losses various fields, such as human health, economy, fields. emergence smog a result respiratory problems, disruption transportation system, conflicts between neighboring countries, others. South Sumatra Province largest contributors to haze fires, especially its wetlands. Ogan Ilir Regency areas has extensive frequently occur. Fires are caused by triggering factors, natural factors prolonged dry season, availability water supply, intensity rainfall. study an analytic descriptive aimed provide overview environmental conditions on land, majority experienced 2019. studied included soil vegetation types. data obtained will be displayed through tables graphs, then interpreted analyzed descriptively. type used secondary form report Regional Disaster Management Agency related OI processed using Geographic Information System (GIS) application. analysis show area mostly occurred North Indralaya District was 382,7 hectares with total 144 hotspots. burnt dominated peat (53%) scrub (43%).