Jakarta, July 25 -- The Indonesian police chief has reiterated the importance of pushing for a multi-stakeholder collaboration in wildfire prevention and mitigation in Riau, as the province is grappling to extinguish the land and forest fires.

In his remarks during a visit to Riau on Thursday, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo stated that multi-stakeholder collaboration is the key to successfully handling forest and land fires in the province.

During his visit to Riau, one of the provinces most vulnerable to forest fires in Sumatra Island alongside South Sumatra and Jambi, General Prabowo surveyed hotspots and forest fires aboard a helicopter.

He reaffirmed the need for multi-stakeholder collaboration and dedicated efforts to empower author...