The Draft Regulation proposes a fundamental shift in Indonesia?s natural resource trade by granting a state-owned enterprise, PT Danantara Sumber Daya Indonesia, the exclusive right to export strategic commodities like coal and palm oil. This centralized regime is expected to disrupt current business models and mandate the restructuring of existing international trade agreements.

The Directorate General of Forestry Planning has introduced a mandatory baseline validation process for forest area use approvals. Corporate holders must now validate their spatial and administrative baselines (e.g. high-resolution satellite imagery and environmental documents) prior to applying for the formal determination of working area boundaries. This operational shift aims to enforce the one-year commitment compliance for forestry use permits

Decree 40/2025 has been drafted as an implementation of the Indonesian Government?s development policy for a sustainable palm-oil industry and features a set of technical guidelines that address human resources within this sector, specifically the areas of counseling, education, training, mentoring and facilitation. This decree is a follow-up to Regulation 5/2025 and addresses the need for an operational framework that specifically deals with the utilization of funds in a targeted, measurable and accountable manner in order to strengthen the capacity and competitiveness of human resources operating within the palm-oil sector.

This Regulation has now updated the regulatory framework that governs the management, allocation and supervision of palm-oil plantation profit-sharing funds (Dana Bagi Hasil ? ?DBH?) through several key adjustments. In this regard, the DBH disbursement mechanism has been restructured and now comprises a five-stage distribution structure of 20%, 15%, 20%, 15% and 30%, which will come online as early as January of the relevant fiscal year. The new Regulation has also revised the DBH utilization framework by introducing a performance-based allocation model that is linked to regional road condition indicators and introduces greater flexibility regarding the utilization and disbursement of DBH after the occurrence of disasters or force-majeure events.

This Regulation has now updated the regulatory framework that governs the production, certification and supervision of the distribution of horticultural seeds through several key adjustments. Said adjustments include revisions to the classification of vegetative propagation, the introduction of differentiated obligations for producers based on business scale and the explicit requirement for seed distributors to secure Competency Certificates. In addition, the new framework has also strengthened the applicable oversight mechanisms through periodic surveillance audits and the imposition of monthly reporting obligations upon producers that engage in seed certification on an independent basis.

This Regulation has now formalized the participation of cooperatives, including Red-and-White Village-Level and Subdistrict-Level Cooperatives, in mineral and coal mining business activities. The new framework regulates the allocation of Mining Business License Areas (Wilayah Izin Usaha Pertambangan/WIUP) through both priority-based and auction mechanisms, with the former requiring compliance with various administrative and technical stages, which will be verified through a dual-verification process. Meanwhile, the latter mechanism will be determined by the sizes of relevant mining areas. This new Regulation also further strengthens governance by requiring the management personnel of cooperatives to submit reports on various matters to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, as well as relevant central and regional authorities.

In addition to redefining and expanding the list of criteria associated with Indonesian Sustainable Palm-Oil (ISPO) certification, this new framework has also revised various procedures and mechanisms for the organization of said ISPO certification, including the introduction of various new requirements relating to the employment of auditors and Internal Control System (ICS) personnel, as well as periods and phases for audits and surveillance (penilikan). As such, Palm-Oil Plantation Businesses are required to bring their operations into line with the updated ISPO criteria before a deadline of 26 November 2026.

This new Regulation strengthens the management of State-Owned Assets (Barang Milik Negara BMN) that originate from Coal Mining Cooperation/Work Agreements (Perjanjian Kerja Sama Karya Pengusahaan Pertambangan Batubara PKP2B) by updating the responsibilities that have to be met by contractors, as well as holders of Special Mining Business Permits (Izin Usaha Pertambangan Khusus IUPK). These responsibilities now require additional follow-up actions to be completed in relation to asset utilization and destruction approvals, while clearer obligations now apply in situations where assets are lost due to negligence, misuse or violations. This new framework also clarifies that assets may only become state property if they continue to have economic value and has also expanded the asset categories that qualify as BMN PKP2B, which now include inventories, constructions in progress, intangible assets and other types of fixed assets.

This Decree sets out various technical guidelines for the implementation of food agroforestry within social forestry areas and covers provisions on planning, agrisilviculture, silvopasture, silvofisheries and the marketing of agroforestry products. The Decree will now serve as a reference for policymakers, facilitators and practitioners in relation to the management of social forestry areas through integrated land-use models that combine forestry with agricultural, livestock and aquaculture activities.

Imports of livestock and/or animal products under certain conditions from countries or zones within countries of origin (Product Importation) may be carried out by certain types of importers (Importers) under the following conditions: 1) Livestock (e.g. feeder, dairy cattle or buffalo) that originates from zones that meet certain requirements and procedures for livestock importation or that originates from countries that are not free from animal quarantine pests and diseases; and/or 2) Animal products (i.e. products that derive from cattle or buffalo) that originate from areas that have been declared free of foot-and-mouth disease (Penyakit Mulut dan Kuku PMK) or that originate from nations that continue to be affected by PMK. Upon commencing Product Importation, Regulation 8/2025 requires relevant Importers to electronically submit monthly reports that address the implementation of the importation of livestock and/or animal products. Said reports should be submitted by the 15th day of the month following the relevant reporting month.