Ministry of Forestry Prepares Presidential Decree on BPGMN, New Peat and Mangrove Management Agency

Raja Juli targets that the draft Presidential Decree will be submitted to the President through the Minister of State Secretary on Friday or Monday after the visit. He hopes that the legal basis for the formation of BPGMN can be published in the following week.

That hope is still a target. The Ministry of Forestry's public relations statement did not mention the exact date for the issuance of the Presidential Decree or the start of operations for the new agency.

Tanjung Leban Becomes a Place to Study Peat Restoration

During the same visit, Raja Juli encouraged Tanjung Leban to become a learning center for peat restoration and prevention of forest and land fires or forest and land fires.

According to him, the area has experienced repeated fires and peat degradation. Recovery is then carried out through area restoration, planting endemic vegetation, and water management.

This experience is considered to be a learning material for other regions in Indonesia. Raja Juli also plans to invite BPGMN management to study recovery practices in Tanjung Leban after the agency is formed.

"After this new body is formed, I will invite them here to learn and then replicate it in other places," he said.

He also appreciated the involvement of the community, TNI, Polri, academics and the Regional Disaster Management Agency in preventing forest and land fires in the area.