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        "msgid": "govt-issues-presidential-decree-to-save-sumatran-kalimantan-elephants-1783680611",
        "date": "2026-07-10 16:37:24",
        "title": "Govt issues presidential decree to save Sumatran, Kalimantan elephants",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian government has issued a cross-sectoral presidential instruction mandating the protection of Sumatran and Kalimantan elephant populations and their migratory corridors. The decree requires infrastructure projects and plantations to adapt to wildlife routes, compelling developers to build dedicated corridors and enrich habitats with food sources. The policy binds eight ministries, the National Police, and regional leaders to enforce conservation measures.",
        "content": "<p>Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni announced the newly signed decree\nin Jakarta on Friday, stating that the cross-sectoral directive mandates\nmultiple government institutions to actively protect elephant\npopulations and their natural migration paths.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Presidential Instruction regulates the involvement of various\nsectors to ensure the protection of elephant populations and habitats\nwhile continuing development,\u201d Raja Juli said.<\/p>\n<p>The minister outlined specific directives for state-led\ninfrastructure projects, noting that future development must adapt to\nexisting wildlife migratory patterns rather than disrupt them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor example, if the Public Works Ministry builds a road and disrupts\nthe elephants\u2019 home range, a dedicated (wildlife) corridor must be\nconstructed,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>A similar mandate applies to the private and agricultural sectors\noperating within elephant ranges.<\/p>\n<p>Plantations that currently overlap with established roaming paths are\nnow required to clear designated spaces and enrich them into localized\npreservation areas to ensure a sufficient food supply for the\nwildlife.<\/p>\n<p>The directive formally binds eight cabinet ministries to a unified\nconservation framework.<\/p>\n<p>It includes the Forestry Ministry, Agriculture Ministry, Home Affairs\nMinistry, Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Ministry, Energy and\nMineral Resources Ministry, Public Works Ministry, Environment Ministry,\nFinance Ministry, as well as Investment and Downstreaming Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond ministries, the instruction places direct responsibility on\nthe National Police, as well as governors, regents, and mayors across\nthe islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan to actively enforce protective\nmeasures on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Closing his statement, Raja Juli noted that the landmark policy\ncoincided with the one-month milestone of a newborn elephant calf at\nTesso Nilo National Park, symbolically dedicating the long-term\nconservation framework to the next generation of Indonesian\nwildlife.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll ministries mandated by this Presidential Instruction are\nobligated to protect the homes of Seroja, Domang, and their friends. God\nwilling, we will implement this even better in the field,\u201d he concluded,\nreferring to the names of the baby elephants.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia to issue presidential order to protect\nelephant habitats<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Yogyakarta Palace ends elephant role in Grebeg Syawal\nprocession<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Arnidhya Nur Zhafira, Yashinta Difa<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/govt-issues-presidential-decree-to-save-sumatran-kalimantan-elephants-1783680611",
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