State Takes Back 259 Thousand Hectares of Forest, Receives IDR 13.24 Trillion

Government Prepares Additional Forest Police

Apart from controlling areas, the government is preparing to strengthen forest monitoring in the field. Prabowo emphasized the need to increase the number of Forest Police or Forest Police gradually until reaching the ideal target of 70 thousand personnel.

These additions are aimed at strengthening monitoring of Indonesia's vast forest landscape, increasing preparedness for forest and land fires (karhutla), and supporting the crackdown on illegal logging.

Strengthening personnel is part of a long-term strategy to protect natural resources. The presence of officers in the field is expected to support the security of areas that have been disciplined while preventing further violations.

The Ministry of Forestry stated that it would follow up on the President's direction by strengthening Forestry Police, restoring ecosystem functions, and managing forest areas that have been handed over.

The use of forest resources will also be directed so that it runs according to the principles of sustainability and legal certainty.