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        "id": 1623130,
        "msgid": "brwa-one-million-hectares-of-customary-land-in-central-sulawesi-threatened-by-corporate-expansion-1773841847",
        "date": "2026-03-18 20:23:49",
        "title": "BRWA: One Million Hectares of Customary Land in Central Sulawesi Threatened by Corporate Expansion",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Customary Area Registration Agency (BRWA) in Central Sulawesi has reported that approximately one million hectares of indigenous land across 96 customary territories in 12 districts are at risk from mining and plantation industry expansions. While a new regional regulation (Perda No. 12\/2025) on the recognition and protection of customary legal communities is welcomed, its effectiveness is in doubt without a governor's regulation and a functional Indigenous Peoples Committee, amid ongoing land grabbing pressures. BRWA urges all districts to adopt similar regulations and issue formal recognition decrees to prevent criminalisation and displacement of indigenous communities.",
        "content": "<p>Palu (ANTARA) - The Customary Area Registration Agency (BRWA) has\nrevealed that one million hectares of indigenous land are threatened by\nthe mining and plantation industries in Central Sulawesi (Sulteng).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUp to 2025, 96 customary areas with a total area of 1,063,875\nhectares spread across 12 districts\/cities have been recorded,\u201d said the\nHead of BRWA Sulteng, Joisman Tanduru, in Palu on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>His side assesses that the condition of indigenous communities is\nincreasingly pressured due to the massive industrial downstreaming and\ncorporate expansion. On the other hand, he appreciates the birth of\nRegional Regulation (Perda) Number 12 of 2025 on the Recognition and\nProtection of Customary Legal Communities (PPMHA).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout a governor\u2019s regulation and the establishment of a\nfunctional Indigenous Peoples Committee, this regulation has the\npotential not to function amid land grabbing pressures,\u201d said Joisman\nTanduru.<\/p>\n<p>He said the regulation is needed because 34 customary areas cross\ndistrict administrative boundaries, thus requiring policy\nsynchronisation between the provincial and district governments.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, only four districts in Sulteng have the PPMHA Perda,\nnamely Morowali, Sigi, Tojo Una-Una, and Banggai Kepulauan. BRWA\nencourages other districts to immediately draft similar regulations as a\nform of protection for indigenous communities.<\/p>\n<p>Joisman emphasised that the existence of the perda must be followed\nby concrete steps in the form of issuing a Decree (SK) for the\nrecognition of indigenous communities. Without that, indigenous\ncommunities are considered to remain in a vulnerable position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe perda is not for display. Without an SK for recognition and real\nprotection of customary areas, indigenous communities will continue to\nbe victims of criminalisation and displaced from their living spaces,\u201d\nsaid Joisman Tanduru.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/brwa-one-million-hectares-of-customary-land-in-central-sulawesi-threatened-by-corporate-expansion-1773841847",
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