#forest area

Collection of forest area news, found 88 news.

Indonesia's AGO to seize more illegal palm oil land in 2026

President Prabowo Subianto said on Wednesday Indonesia's Attorney General's Office (AGO) will seize an ...

Illegal mining in Lebak, Banten threatens environmental sustainability

Illegal mining activities in Lebak District, Banten, are considered to pose a serious threat to environmental ...

Prabowo urges forest task force to stand firm against lobbying

President Prabowo Subianto urged the Forest Area Enforcement (PKH) Task Force to stand firm against lobbying from any ...

Prabowo says forestry fines can fund 100,000 houses for flood victims

President Prabowo Subianto said administrative forestry fines and recovered state funds worth Rp6.62 trillion (about ...

Gov't has relocated 227 families from Tesso Nilo National Park

The Forest Area Regulation (PKH) Task Force has relocated 227 families from the Tesso Nilo National Park area in Riau ...

Indonesia revokes 22 forest permits covering over 1 million hectares

Government has revoked some 22 forest use permits covering a total area of 1,012,016 hectare nationanwide, Forestry ...

Need additional forest rangers to prevent illegal logging: Minister

President Prabowo Subianto ordered the addition of forest rangers (Polhut) to strengthen supervision and prevent ...

Sumatra floods: Prabowo orders total audit of Toba Pulp Lestari

President Prabowo Subianto ordered the Ministry of Forestry to carry out a comprehensive audit and evaluation of the ...

11 companies under investigation for role in North Sumatra floods

The Forestry Ministry (Kemenhut) is investigating 11 business entities in Tapanuli Selatan District, North Sumatra, ...

Jambi, South Korea partner to restore Londerang peat forest

The Jambi Provincial Government and South Korea, through the Korea Indonesia Forest Cooperation Center, established a ...

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Sumatran elephants, human bear heavy toll of devastating floods

Environmental degradation should be treated as a serious priority by the government, as poorly managed land use, ...

Indonesian academic urges tough action on illegal forest mining

An Indonesian academic urged law-enforcement agencies to intensify crackdowns on illegal mining, warning that forest ...

Indonesia task force foils illegal nickel smuggling attempt

An integrated task force stationed at the private airport of PT Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP) in North ...

Banten races to restore 200,000 hectares of critical forests

The Banten Environment and Forestry Office (DLH) reported 200,000 hectares of critical forest area, mainly in Lebak and ...

Halimun Salak authorities push miners to join conservation effort

Gunung Halimun Salak National Park (TNGHS) authorities are urging illegal miners to help safeguard the conservation ...