It is much cheaper for farmers to clear land with fire than by other means. Moreover, farmers have few alternatives to operating palm oil or timber plantations.So every dry season, more and more land is burned.
火灾规模之巨反映出当局所面临的执法挑战之困难。对农民来说，用火来开荒比其他方式便宜得多。此外，农民除了种植棕榈油作物或木材作物之外几乎没有其他生计。因此，每一个旱季都有越来越多的土地被烧掉。