Our Fire-Free Future
Every year across Indonesia and Southeast Asia, land fires threaten the environment and communities. The Fire Free Alliance brings together corporations, communities and other stakeholders to support fire prevention and mitigation.
The Fire Free Alliance (FFA) is a voluntary multi-stakeholder group comprising forestry and agriculture companies, NGOs and other concerned collaborators and partners, who are committed to resolving Indonesia’s persistent haze issue arising from forest and land fires.
How we are bringing
about change
Fire Prevention and Monitoring
- Engaging with communities
- Developing fire risk maps
- Landscape monitoring beyond boundaries
Mechanical Site Preparation
- Providing communities with land preparation alternatives to burning
Supporting Community Development
- Supporting incoming generating activities that do not involve burning including sustainable agriculture, non-timber forest products, crafts, fish farming and waste management
Raising Awareness & Training
- Raising awareness in villages of the impact of fire and haze and alternatives to burning through activities including school talks and movie screenings
- Training community members to improve community firefighting capacity
No-burn-village Rewards
- Rewarding villages that have no forest fires with project grants
Haze Monitoring
- Monitoring haze levels and providing advice and assistance to communities impacted by haze events
Our stakeholders in the fight against forest and land fires
Forest and Agriculture Corporations
Companies involved in the agriculture, palm oil, pulp and paper sectors
Village Leaders and Communities
The people and communities living in areas affected by land and forest fires
Experts and Educators
Knowledgeable field experts drawn from across the public and private sectors
Government
International and national government entities working to address climate change and transboundary haze issues
Civil Society
Non-governmental organisations involved in social issues and environmental
Observers and Supporters
The international community of concerned global citizens
Our Goals
Improving the effectiveness of fire-free programs implemented by members.
Developing field tested technical guidance that is publicly available
Increasing the uptake of the fire-free programs in the areas where members operate
Collaborating with multi-stakeholders to scale-up adoption of fire-free programs
Our Principles
Commit to fostering collaboration, information sharing and establishing synergies between all members
Maintain open and respectful communication among members
Place the health, livelihood and productivity of affected villages and communities at the center of every discussion, while protecting the environment from fire and haze
Create added value for villagers, communities and other stakeholders, by making the Fire Free Alliance ‘greater than the sum of all its parts’
