In brief
Indonesia will revoke or restrict land cultivation rights for 11 plantation firms implicated in repeated forest and land fires across Kalimantan. The move follows police recommendations, with three companies losing all rights while others face partial revocation or new rights denial. The cases span South, West and East Kalimantan provinces.
Indonesia will revoke or restrict land cultivation rights for 11 plantation companies linked to repeated forest and land fires in Kalimantan, the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning announced on Monday.
Minister Nusron Wahid said the actions come after recommendations from the national police’s criminal investigation department, which flagged the firms for repeatedly igniting more than half of their concession areas and for lacking adequate fire‑prevention facilities.
Three of the companies will see a full revocation of their cultivation rights, while the remaining firms will either face partial revocation, denial of new rights, or a review of their applications.
The affected concessions are located in South, West and East Kalimantan, the minister noted, and the government aims to curb illicit land use and prevent future fires.
