PALMOILMAGAZINE, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s Forest Area Enforcement Task Force (Satgas PKH) has reported a major milestone: as of August 2025, it has successfully reclaimed 3,312,022.75 hectares of state forest land previously controlled and exploited illegally.
Task Force Chief Febrie Adriansyah, who also serves as Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (JAM-Pidsus), explained that 915,206.46 hectares have already been handed over to relevant ministries. Of that, 833,413.46 hectares were allocated to PT Agrinas, while 81,793 hectares were restored as conservation land within Tesso Nilo National Park. The remaining 2,398,816.29 hectares are still under administrative processing before transfer.
The crackdown extends beyond illegal oil palm plantations. Satgas PKH is also targeting unlicensed mining operations within forest areas. Preliminary data shows that 4,265,376.32 hectares of forest land will be reclaimed from illegal mining activities. According to Attorney General’s Office spokesperson Anang Supriatna, the recovered land will be temporarily managed through the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) by Mining Industry Indonesia (MIND ID) to ensure it delivers direct benefits to the state and the public.
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Febrie emphasized that the task force’s main goal is restoring land ownership to the state and requiring offenders to return all unlawfully gained profits. Criminal prosecution, he said, remains a last resort if administrative measures fail or if perpetrators obstruct the process. In such cases, legal action could be pursued under administrative law, anti-corruption statutes, or anti–money laundering provisions.
The progress report was presented in a joint meeting attended by Satgas PKH Deputy Chair Lt. Gen. Richard Taruli H. Tampubolon (Chief of TNI General Staff), National Police Criminal Investigation Chief Komjen Syahardiantono, Deputy Attorney General for Military Crimes Maj. Gen. M. Ali Ridho, and representatives from the Attorney General’s Office, TNI, National Police, BPKP, Geospatial Information Agency (BIG), and the Ministries of Defense and Environment & Forestry. (P2)
