In brief
Indonesia announced revocation or restriction of land cultivation rights for 11 plantation firms linked to fires in Kalimantan. Three companies will have full revocation; others face partial revocation or denial of new rights, according to Minister Nusron Wahid following police recommendations. The measures aim to curb illicit land use and prevent future fires.
On Monday, Jakarta authorities announced that land cultivation rights will be revoked or restricted for 11 plantation firms linked to repeated forest and land fires in Kalimantan.
According to Xinhua, the action follows recommendations from the national police’s criminal investigation department.
Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Nusron Wahid said that three companies would face full revocation of their cultivation rights because fires had affected more than half of their concession areas, and because those companies lacked adequate fire prevention facilities and violated land‑use conditions.
The remaining firms will experience partial revocation, denial of new rights, or further review, as part of the government’s effort to curb illicit land use and prevent future fires across South, West, and East Kalimantan.
