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        "id": 1685462,
        "msgid": "executing-prabowos-directive-bahlil-to-swiftly-crack-down-on-mining-in-protected-forests-1776498647",
        "date": "2026-04-18 14:00:00",
        "title": "Executing Prabowo's Directive, Bahlil to Swiftly Crack Down on Mining in Protected Forests",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "bisnis",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has pledged to eradicate illegal mining operations in protected forests, conservation areas, and nature reserves, following a direct order from President Prabowo Subianto during a government performance meeting on 7 April 2026. Bahlil revealed that mapping of target locations has been completed, with enforcement actions slated to begin imminently within the President's one-week deadline, potentially including the revocation of unclear mining permits. This initiative underscores the administration's firm stance on prioritising national and public interests over leniency towards influential figures, aiming to address reports of hundreds of illicit sites that undermine state resources and environmental integrity.",
        "content": "<p>Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia, has\nassured that his ministry will eradicate illegal mining operations\nwithin protected forest areas, conservation forests, or nature reserves,\nin line with President Prabowo\u2019s directive during the government\nperformance meeting on 7 April 2026.<\/p>\n<p>He even claimed to have already mapped out the locations slated for\nexecution, although he declined to specify the exact sites or the total\narea of land targeted for action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President only gave a one-week timeframe, so in the near future,\nI will execute it because the mapping is already done,\u201d said Bahlil at\nthe Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in Jakarta on Friday, 17\nApril 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs for the total, we will announce the number of areas that will\nundergo adjustment,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond illegal mines, Bahlil will also evaluate mining activities in\nforest areas lacking borrow-use permits for forest areas (IPPKH), as\nwell as permits that cannot be converted in accordance with\nregulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis includes those in forest areas without IPPKH permits and\npermits that cannot be converted,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>It is known that previously, Bahlil had been instructed by President\nPrabowo to address illegal mining operations that harm the state.<\/p>\n<p>During the briefing at the Government Performance Meeting for members\nof the Red and White Cabinet at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday, 8\nApril 2026, Prabowo mentioned receiving reports of hundreds of unclear\nillegal mines in protected forests and other forested areas, and planned\nto verify this with the Ministry of Forestry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also instructed the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources; I\nreceived reports of hundreds of unclear mines, unclear IUPs in protected\nforests and forests. I\u2019ll check with the Forestry Minister; the Forestry\nMinister is okay too. He hasn\u2019t issued wood-cutting permits yet,\u201d said\nPrabowo.<\/p>\n<p>He promptly asked Bahlil to evaluate those mines, or even revoke\ntheir business permits. Prabowo emphasised that the current government\nwill not show mercy, prioritising the interests of the people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo there are several hundred of them. The Minister of Energy and\nMineral Resources should immediately evaluate; if unclear, revoke all\nthose IUPs. We don\u2019t have time to be too merciful now. We defend\nnational and public interests. The interests of friends, cronies,\nfamily\u2014that comes last,\u201d he stated.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/executing-prabowos-directive-bahlil-to-swiftly-crack-down-on-mining-in-protected-forests-1776498647",
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