#land rights

Collection of land rights news, found 27 news.

Indonesia probes origin of logs swept away in Sumatra floods

Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian would collect official data and investigate the logs that were swept away by the ...

Indonesia investigates illegal logging links in Sumatra Flood debris

Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry is investigating whether timber carried by recent floods in ...

Papua govt stresses protection of customary land rights

The Papua Provincial Government has underscored the need to protect customary land rights as a source of identity, ...

RI seeking innovative financing for massive mangrove rehabilitation

The Ministry of Forestry has underscored the need for innovative financing to sustain large-scale mangrove ...

Indonesia fast-tracks 1.4 million hectares for indigenous communities

President Prabowo Subianto has ordered the recognition of 1.4 million hectares of land across Indonesia as customary ...

Indonesia shuts down massive illegal logging operation in Mentawai

The Indonesian authorities have uncovered illegal logging operations in the Mentawai Islands, confiscating 4,610.16 ...

Bridging inequality: The new hope for agrarian reform in Indonesia

Unequal land ownership in Indonesia has long been a national problem, with a land ownership Gini Ratio of 0.78, ...

Foreign tourists banned from visiting Indonesia's Inner Baduy hamlets

Foreign tourists are prohibited from visiting the Baduy tribal hamlets in Lebak, Banten, according to a decision by the ...

Gov't embraces mutual cooperation in empowering transmigrants

The government is adopting a gotong royong or mutual cooperation approach to address budget limitations in developing ...

Banten prosecutors push transparency and Badui culture

The Banten High Prosecutor’s Office (Kejati Banten) is promoting transparency in the management of village funds ...

Indonesia to speed up recognition of indigenous forests

Indonesia’s Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni said on Thursday that the Task Force for the Acceleration ...

Agusrin taken to penitentiary to begin jail in corruption case

Convicted Bengkulu Governor, Agusrin Maryono Najamuddin, was taken to Cipinang Penitentiary, East Jakarta, on Tuesday ...