The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) said that remote sensing technology could be used for landslide mitigation.
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Palm oil plantations, coal mines linked to deadly Indonesia flood
Environmentalists have attributed recent heavy floods in southern Indonesian Borneo to widespread deforestation for oil palm plantations and coal mines.
An analysis by Indonesia’s space agency shows an area of forest twice the size of London was cleared in the past decade in the watershed area of the Barito River in South Kalimantan province.
During the same period, plantations spanning twice the size of Los Angeles have been established in the watershed area.
Activists have called for a sweeping review of licenses as well as rehabilitation of degraded areas in the region.