Senin, Agustus 19, 2019

Amendment of Law on Minerals and Coal Urged in Bid to Save Protected Forests

Eight first-generation Coal-Mining Business Working Agreements (“PKP2B”) are currently in place and will not expire until 2022. These PKP2B encompass some 59,791 hectares of protected forestry areas (hutan tutupan).
It is currently uncertain whether said PKP2B will be extended or not for existing contractors, as the sixth revision of Regulation of the Government No. 23 of 2010 on the Implementation of Mineral and Coal Mining Activities has yet to be completed. However, the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises has expressed an interest in taking control of all of the aforementioned PKP2B areas, particularly in light of the fact that the ministry is insisting that it has full ownership over all PKP2B priority rights which have expired.
Commenting on this issue, Auriga, spokesman for a natural resources and environmental non-profit organization, has claimed that the forestry areas in question could still be saved from exploitation through the passing of an amendment to the Law on Minerals and Coals. However, Auriga also stated his realization that any amendment could also be applied in the opposite direction by allowing for the PKP2B to be extended.
For more on this story, see Hukumonline: “Revisi UU Minerba: Momentum Selamatkan Hutan Tersisa di Kawasan Tambang Batu Bara”.

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Eight first-generation Coal-Mining Business Working Agreements (“PKP2B”) are currently in place and will not expire until 2022. These PKP2B encompass some 59,791 hectares of protected forestry areas (hutan tutupan).
It is currently uncertain whether said PKP2B will be extended or not for existing contractors, as the sixth revision of Regulation of the Government No. 23 of 2010 on the Implementation of Mineral and Coal Mining Activities has yet to be completed. However, the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises has expressed an interest in taking control of all of the aforementioned PKP2B areas, particularly in light of the fact that the ministry is insisting that it has full ownership over all PKP2B priority rights which have expired.
Commenting on this issue, Auriga, spokesman for a natural resources and environmental non-profit organization, has claimed that the forestry areas in question could still be saved from exploitation through the passing of an amendment to the Law on Minerals and Coals. However, Auriga also stated his realization that any amendment could also be applied in the opposite direction by allowing for the PKP2B to be extended.
For more on this story, see Hukumonline: “Revisi UU Minerba: Momentum Selamatkan Hutan Tersisa di Kawasan Tambang Batu Bara”.

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