Identification of land cover trajectories before and after forest and land fires in Jambi Province in 2019

Abstract

Jambi Province has a very extensive forest area. However, the forest area in Jambi Province continues to decline due to forest and land fires which result in changes in land cover every year. There have been large-scale forest and land fires in Jambi Province in 2019. The objectives of this study to determine the temporal and spatial distribution of hotspots in Jambi Province and to find out changes in the land cover before and after forest and land fires in 2019. The method used in this study was an analysis of the temporal and spatial distribution of hotspots and satellite imagery processing of land cover at locations with the highest hotspot density. The period of increasing hotspots in Jambi Province in 2019 occurred from August to December and reached a peak in September. The highest hotspot density was in Muaro Jambi District. Land cover that experienced forest and land fires was dominated by palm oil plantation and swamp shrubs. The forest and land fire incidents generally occur at the same location over the years.