#forest area

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President Prabowo greenlights addition of 70,000 forest rangers

Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni said President Prabowo Subianto has approved a plan to add up to 70,000 forest ...

Indonesia to reveal decision on Martabe gold mine next week: Minister

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said the government will reveal the future of the Martabe gold ...

Ministry reviews Martabe gold mine permit status before revocation

Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Minister Bahlil Lahadalia stated that there has been no formal administrative ...

Riau police find projectiles near decapitated Sumatran elephant

The Riau Regional Police found bullet projectiles near the location of a decapitated Sumatran elephant in a forest area ...

Forestry Ministry maps 4,778 hectares for Sumatra disaster evacuees

Indonesia has identified nearly 4,800 hectares of forestland in three provinces as potential relocation sites for ...

Permit revocations not selective, fully transparent: Forest Task Force

The Forest Law Enforcement Task Force (Satgas PKH) has emphasized that the revocation of permits for companies ...

Ministry tightens environmental assessment for firms in Sumatra

The Ministry of Environment has tightened the Strategic Environmental Assessment (KLHS) as a prerequisite for issuing ...

Task force secures Rp7 trillion forest use fines from 48 companies

The Forest Area Enforcement (PKH) Task Force has collected Rp7.07 trillion (around US$419 million) in administrative ...

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 ...