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        "msgid": "forestry-minister-social-forestry-also-plays-a-role-in-preserving-forest-areas-1787748974",
        "date": "2026-08-26 19:07:12",
        "title": "Forestry Minister: Social forestry also plays a role in preserving forest areas",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Environment",
        "summary": "Forestry Minister Raja Antoni has urged social forestry permit holders to take responsibility for forest preservation, particularly in preventing forest and land fires. The minister distributed social forestry permits to several community groups in East Kalimantan, covering thousands of hectares and benefiting hundreds of families. He warned that permits could be revoked if the areas become sources of fire.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - Forestry Minister Raja Antoni has reminded social\nforestry permit holder groups to share responsibility for preserving\nforests, including from the risk of forest and land fires.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is part of our policy to keep forests sustainable, while still\nallowing surrounding communities to access them, as well as being our\nway of managing conflict and providing clear responsibility in the\narea,\u201d said Forestry Minister Raja Antoni in a statement received in\nJakarta on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>He cited the example of Berau, East Kalimantan, where six social\nforestry approval certificates were received by community groups, one of\nwhich was the Lobang Beloh Village Forest Management Institution (LPHD)\ncovering 4,962 hectares and involving 85 households.<\/p>\n<p>To that group, Raja Antoni advised that the area be protected from\nfire and used productively.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease protect it from fire and make the land productive,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>A similar message was conveyed to LPHD Tebangan Lembak Dulun Batu\nMate in East Kutai, which received approval for an area of 4,693\nhectares for 138 households.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Raja Antoni even reminded them of the consequences if the\ngranted area instead becomes a source of fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy message is the same: do not let this place become a fire hotspot,\notherwise I will reluctantly revoke the decree,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to those two groups, social forestry approval was also\ngranted to KTH Pilinjau Lestari Squad covering 28 hectares for 23\nhouseholds.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, KTH Sungai Alun Lestari in Bulungan covers 1,350\nhectares for 90 households; LD Mara Satu in Bulungan covers 748 hectares\nfor 475 households; and LD Mara Hilir covers 152 hectares for 212\nhouseholds.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Raja Antoni asked all parties to protect forests from the\nthreat of forest and land fires amid this year\u2019s very strong El Ni\u00f1o\nphenomenon.<\/p>\n<p>He also reminded the public not to carry out land clearing and other\nactivities that could trigger fires in forest areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven small things like discarding cigarette butts can cause a fire,\u201d\nsaid the minister.<\/p>",
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