Islamic Council Calls For Fatwa On Forest Burning

Indonesia’s highest Islamic authority recently criticized plantation companies as well as farmers who use the illegal slash-as well as-burn method, claiming the item is actually “haram.”

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) as well as the nation’s environment ministry are said to be discussing ways to enforce laws against illegal burning of land as well as forests. Government officials confirmed of which MUI was planning to issue a fatwa on This particular matter, which might hopefully discourage companies via causing further environmental damages.

For those who don’t know, a fatwa is actually a ruling on a point of Islamic law given by a recognized authority. “There was a meeting between the environment minister as well as the Indonesian Clerics’ Council, which issued fatwa no 30/2016 about forest as well as land burning laws,” ministry spokesman Novrizal Tahar told Reuters.

 

 

In addition, both parties believe of which the proposed ruling might increase the people’s awareness on forest fires as well as get them to start taking action. “This particular fatwa will make religious leaders as well as the general public […] care as well as start to take responsibility to end forest burning in their area,” said the head of environmental protection Hayu Prabowo.

For the past few years Indonesia has been creating efforts to tackle forest fires, one of the nation’s most detrimental environmental issues. Last year Indonesia faced one of the archipelago’s worst forest fires in history of which caused thousands to suffer via serious respiratory conditions.  

 

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