Ministry of Forestry Directs 5.67 Million Hectares of Forest for Sustainable Business

Around 902 Thousand Hectares for Reforestation

PAPH 2026 also directs around 902,298 hectares of area for forest and land rehabilitation. This area is a relatively compact stretch of degraded land and is not subject to permits.

This policy is part of the follow-up to the President's direction to accelerate the recovery of forest areas experiencing degradation.

Permit holders in this area can develop environmental services, non-timber forest products and carbon reserves. However, business activities must run simultaneously with the restoration of forest cover.

In addition, almost a quarter of the entire 2026 PAPH is in the moratorium area for new permits or the Indicative Map for Cessation of Granting Business Permits, Approvals for the Use of Forest Areas, or Changes in the Allocation of Forest Areas and Other Use Areas (PIPPIB).

This area consists of around 1.33 million hectares of protected forest and 1.37 million hectares of production forest. Its use must not change the natural landscape and is limited to environmental service activities and non-timber forest products.

Mandatory Governor's Recommendation for PBPH Applications

PAPH 2026 was determined through Minister of Forestry Decree Number 7253 of 2026. The map can be accessed by the public via the Ministry of Forestry's Geospatial Information System (SIGAP) portal.

Director of Forest Resources Inventory and Monitoring, R. Agus Budi Santosa, said PAPH geospatial data received an A or 100 in the quality assurance process. The data is also equipped with metadata to support its use by the government and stakeholders.