- The Minister of Environment and Forestry finally issued Decree No. SK.312/Menlhk/Setjen/PSKL.1/4/2019 on Phase I Maps and Indicative Areas for Customary Forests (“Decree 312/2019”) on 29 April 2019 which requires maps and indicative areas for customary forests (hutan adat) to be drawn up to a 1 : 2 million scale on a quarterly basis.
- The 471,981 hectares which have already been mapped under Decree 312/2019 break down as follows: 1) 384,896 hectares have been classified as state forest; 2) 68,935 hectares have been classified as Areas for Other Purposes (Areal Penggunaan Lain); and 3) 19,150 hectares have been classified as customary forest.
- Currently, some 9.3 million hectares have been proposed as areas of customary forest and 6.551 million hectares of these areas are situated within forestry areas. Furthermore, from these 6.551 million hectares of forestry areas, 3.660 million hectares are covered by legal titles, while the remaining 2.890 million hectares are currently not.
- The Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya, has expressed hope that the mapping of customary forests will be completed before Phase 10 is reached. (ANT)
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