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Danantara to Manage Land Seized From 28 Firms After Deadly Sumatra Floods
... wealth fund Danantara will manage land reclaimed from 28 companies whose ... blamed environmental degradation — including illegal forest clearing and encroachment — as a major ... three provinces and reclaimed the land they previously controlled. Officials said ...News Jan 27, 2026 | 9:00 pm
‘Palm Oil Just A Fraction of Our ASEAN Trade’: EU Says Ahead of Deforestation Law
... and other commodities linked to forest destruction to submit due diligence ... do not come from deforested land. The rule has rattled Indonesia ...Business Jan 27, 2026 | 2:12 pm
Vegetable Farming in Former Forest Areas Cited in West Bandung Landslide
... said the conversion of forest land into vegetable farms in ... at the expense of forest cover, increasing environmental vulnerability ... detailed scientific assessment of land-use change in the ... mudflows.” Read More: Bandung Land Sinking Faster Than 5 Centimeters ...News Jan 26, 2026 | 1:42 pm
Indonesia Revokes Permits of 28 Companies after Sumatra Disasters
... approximately 1 million hectares of forest land, as well as six ... as well as the Forest Area Enforcement Task Force. ... ,” Prasetyo said. The Forest Area Enforcement Task Force ... environmental degradation, including illegal forest clearing and encroachment, as ...News Jan 20, 2026 | 11:47 pm
Forestry Ministry Audits Dozens of Permits After Sumatra Disasters
... Ministry is auditing 24 forest utilization permits across Aceh, ... audits target Business Licenses for Forest Utilization, or PBPH, ... audit covers dozens of forest concessions located in watersheds ... also seeking to reclaim forest land from illegal palm oil ...News Jan 20, 2026 | 10:11 am
Plane Disappears Near Makassar, Search Hampered by Bad Weather
... fire was seen in dense forest. But we are awaiting confirmation ... , which is covered by thick forest and steep terrain. Read More ... once helicopters are able to land and ground teams reach the ...News Jan 17, 2026 | 9:21 pm
Indonesia Seeks $284 Million in Damages From Firms Linked to Sumatra Disasters
... illegal logging. Land degradation and the loss of forest cover also triggered ... concerns over deforestation and weak land management practices in the region ...News Jan 17, 2026 | 5:08 am
Indonesia Plans Seizure of Up to 5 Million Hectares of Illegal Palm Oil Land
... corruption and unlawful exploitation of forest land. “We have already ... said vast areas of forest land remain under illegal control ... the illegal occupation of forest areas by what he ... which is responsible for enforcing forest governance, to maintain integrity ...News Jan 8, 2026 | 11:44 am
Indonesia Targets $8.5 Billion in Fines from Palm Oil and Mining Firms
... companies found to have violated forest land-use regulations, Attorney General Sanitiar ... mining firms operating illegally in forest areas, Burhanuddin told a press conference ... and mining industries operating within forest zones,” Burhanuddin said. His ...Business Dec 24, 2025 | 8:24 pm
Attorney General Hands Over Rp 6.6 Trillion in Forestry Fines to State
... from administrative fines related to forest area violations as well as ... of around 4 million hectares of forest land to the state. Read More ...News Dec 24, 2025 | 8:02 pm
Govt Plans Major Rebuild After Sumatra Floods Kill Over 1,000
... state-owned land could be used to accelerate reconstruction, including forest concessions ... . Find land, use available state land. If needed, PTPN land, if needed, forest concessions ...News Dec 16, 2025 | 10:27 am
Indonesia Targets Companies in Deadly Sumatra Floods With Criminal Charges
Jakarta. The Forest Area Enforcement Task Force has ... TBS case, including environmental and land-use experts. Meanwhile, Maj. Gen ... suspended. Preliminary findings indicate extensive forest conversion across five major watersheds ...News Dec 15, 2025 | 8:04 pm
How RIMBA Ecosystem Corridor Helps Preserve Culture in Sumatra
... Affairs and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency has initiated the RIMBA ... to drive the economy. The forest ecosystem corridor is proof that ... were crucial to prevent destructive land conversion”. The directorate general’s secretary ...Special Updates Dec 11, 2025 | 12:44 pm
What Indonesia Stands to Gain from TFFF, According to WRI
... source of additional financing for forest and land-use programs. “The TFFF ... funding, strengthens forest monitoring standards, promotes recognition of indigenous land rights, and ... incentivizes the preservation of forest cover. ...News Dec 9, 2025 | 8:00 pm
Pregnant Teacher, Desperate Uncle, and Grieving Mother Describe Deadly Sumatra Floods
... of forest, including 50,000 hectares upstream, were cleared, reducing the land ...News Dec 4, 2025 | 1:58 pm
Eight Firms Called In as Deforestation Linked to Sumatra Disaster
... of forest into dry agricultural land. Around 340,000 hectares of forest have ... penalties include restoring forest status to degraded land and imposing administrative fines ... originated from forest clearing for palm oil plantations. “When opening land for ...News Dec 3, 2025 | 9:03 pm
Extreme Rainfall and Deforestation Drive Catastrophic Floods in Sumatra: 744 Dead
... Tapanuli. Hanif said that severe forest loss upstream, combined with ... downstream forest capacity reduced to 38 percent ... zones. He noted that land clearing in the Batang Toru ... palm-oil estates. “These land-use changes raise concerns that ...News Dec 3, 2025 | 10:30 am
Sumatra Disaster Update: Death Toll Rises to 604 as Rescue and Aid Intensify
... , logistics distribution has resumed via land, sea, and air. Supplies have ... this year alone. Hatma Suryatmojo, a forest hydrology and watershed management expert ...News Dec 1, 2025 | 9:45 pm
Indonesia to Review Mines After Deadly Sumatra Floods
... He added that the government’s Forest Area Utilization Permit (PPKH) ... intended to regulate activities in forest areas, has effectively become ... Toru ecosystem. Land clearing in the forest zone for mining ... of the disaster. The Forest Area Enforcement Task Force ...News Dec 1, 2025 | 7:19 pm
Why Floods in Sumatra Kill More People Than in Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines
... debris swept from degraded forest areas caused extensive ... logging, land clearing, and mining activities. “Once the forest disappears ... oversight and unregulated land use have further exacerbated ... the government to accelerate forest rehabilitation efforts and ...News Dec 1, 2025 | 10:09 am
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