Govt. Regulates Land-Tenure Settlement Methods in Forestry Areas

The government has finally issued Presidential Regulation No. 88 of 2017 on Land-Tenure Settlements in Forestry Areas  (“Regulation 88/2017”) in response to the following Constitutional Court (Mahkamah Konstitusi – “MK”) Decisions regarding judicial reviews of laws and regulations within the forestry sector: (1) MK Decision No. 34/PUU-IX/2011; (2) MK Decision No. 45/PUU-IX/2011; (3) MK Decision No. 35/PUU-X/2012; and (4) MK Decision No. 95/PUU-XII/2014.[1]
 
Regulation 88/2017 aims to ensure the legal protection of the rights of any communities who possess land in forestry areas through the implementation of various provisions which address the following areas: