If you go to the north or south of Laos, you will see smoke generated from the slash and burn cultivation or the forest fire that mostly occured during April to May, and what the local people can do is just to have a look, cause they don't know or even have any equiptment to stop the spread of fire. This probably one reason that make the forest in Laos.
So... what is your recommend?
Along the Mekong river, photo taken on April 2008.
The fire will not spread, so no need to stop. To have slash and burn fire first you have to slash. Slash is very hard work, you cut all day long with big knife in January or February, then let bamboo and other wood dry for a couple months, then burn, then plant the rice, next year corn. Then do nothing on for twelve or fourteen years, then slash again.
Look carefull. If you see big trees for slash and burn it is probably for rubber. Big boss says kill all trees for big rubber company from foreign country then you cut all trees and burn. Very bad for hunting, no more food from forest.
If you go to the north or south of Laos, you will see smoke generated from the slash and burn cultivation or the forest fire that mostly occured during April to May, and what the local people can do is just to have a look, cause they don't know or even have any equiptment to stop the spread of fire. This probably one reason that make the forest in Laos.
So... what is your recommend?
Along the Mekong river, photo taken on April 2008.
OMG, The fire will damaged all the enviroment, especially the new tree wich is take alot of time to grow and now what happen?
If you go to the north or south of Laos, you will see smoke generated from the slash and burn cultivation or the forest fire that mostly occured during April to May, and what the local people can do is just to have a look, cause they don't know or even have any equiptment to stop the spread of fire. This probably one reason that make the forest in Laos.
So... what is your recommend?
Such a problem has also become a big headache for Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand as well. The problem was discussed even in ASEAN summit.
Last year the Indonesian government hired Russian planes to pour rain into the forest fire.
Pbob, no worry about new tree. They won't burn, they are still too wet and growing, but I often see farmer burning leaves from teak along ground, no problem.
This fire is different than the big ones to plant rubber or for cattle grazing like in other places. Look at the trees that are burnt. None older than 15 years, they do this on the same place every few years. No harm done. Carbon foot print just like if tree fall down from old age and die. No gain no loss. Just a little smoke. Now those ASEAN representatives who fly in on big airplane, that's environmental destruction.
I know it looks messy, but from environmental veiwpoint it's not bad.
