Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Presidential Chief of Staff Dudung\nAbdurachman has disclosed the latest data on forest concession land\nownership by companies in relation to the forest and land fire\n(Karhutla) disaster. It turns out that 335 concessions owned by\ncompanies have fire hotspots or have burned in the Sumatra and\nKalimantan regions. The total area of land burned in the two concession\nregions has reached nearly 85,000 hectares.<\/p>\n
\u201cMeanwhile, the Ministry of Environment has recorded around 335\ncompanies holding concessions in Sumatra and Kalimantan whose areas are\nindicated to have fire hotspots and have experienced fires, with a\nburned land area of nearly 85,000 hectares,\u201d said Dudung, citing an\nofficial release on Monday (24\/8\/2026).<\/p>\n
In addition, the government is also conducting investigations into a\nnumber of corporations in West Kalimantan suspected of being linked to\nthe forest and land fires. Nevertheless, the government will wait for\nthe examination process to be completed and will take firm action if any\ncompany is found to have violated regulations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe must not judge before the examination process is complete, but if\nit is later proven that there was an element of intent or violation, the\nlaw must be enforced firmly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Dudung said the government will continue to monitor the progress of\nforest and land fire handling and encourage coordination between central\nand regional governments, together with the National Disaster Management\nAgency (BNPB), the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), the\nIndonesian National Police (Polri), and all relevant parties.<\/p>\n
He also emphasised that the state will continue to be present to\nprotect the public from the impacts of forest and land fires, and will\nstrive to ensure that similar incidents do not recur. According to him,\nthe government is paying serious attention to the handling of forest and\nland fires in a number of regions. This is because these incidents not\nonly damage the environment, but also impact public health and\nsafety.<\/p>\n
\u201cSmoke haze impacts children and the elderly in particular, as well\nas all levels of society in general,\u201d said Dudung.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/335-forest-concessions-in-sumatra-and-kalimantan-burned-covering-85-000-hectares-1787575949", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }