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        "id": 1957114,
        "msgid": "indonesia-interpol-join-forces-to-crack-down-on-environmental-crimes-1788418316",
        "date": "2026-09-03 12:55:19",
        "title": "Indonesia, Interpol join forces to crack down on environmental crimes",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Indonesian government has established a technical working group with Interpol to intensify law enforcement against environmental crimes such as illegal mining and logging. The initiative aims to track the financial flows and masterminds behind these activities, following reports of suspicious transactions linked to mining crimes worth hundreds of trillions of rupiah.",
        "content": "<p>There will be a technical working group that will detail the steps of\ncooperation,Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has partnered\nwith the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to\nstrengthen law enforcement against environmental crimes across the\ncountry.<\/p>\n<p>Environment Minister Jumhur Hidayat told ANTARA at a press conference\nhere on Thursday that technical cooperation with Interpol had officially\nbegun with the formation of a working group, which will soon draft a\nroadmap for prosecuting the masterminds behind environmental crimes in\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has just begun. There will be a technical working group that\nwill detail the steps of cooperation,\u201d Minister Hidayat said.<\/p>\n<p>He said law enforcement must evolve from simply pursuing perpetrators\nin the field to also following the money, corporations, beneficial\nowners, and masterminds behind environmental crimes.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the move was prompted by the significant ecological\nlosses and economic injustices caused by environmental crimes, including\nillegal logging, illegal fishing, wildlife trafficking, and illegal\nmining.<\/p>\n<p>Citing World Bank data in his presentation, the minister said global\neconomic losses from environmental crimes reach US$1-2 trillion\nannually, with 90 percent stemming from the loss of ecosystem services\nsuch as flood protection and carbon absorption.<\/p>\n<p>At the national level, Hidayat cited a report by the Financial\nTransaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) covering 2023 through\nthe first half of 2024, which detected indications of transactions\nlinked to mining crimes worth around Rp684 trillion and environmental\ncrimes nearing Rp200 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPPATK also found transactions suspected to be related to unlicensed\ngold mining reaching Rp185 trillion, with total fund turnover reaching\nRp992 trillion, including indications of illegal gold flows to foreign\nmarkets,\u201d Hidayat said.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the government will facilitate the signing of a joint\nagreement involving ministries, agencies, and businesses under the\nconcept of \u201cenvironmental repentance\u201d to encourage ecosystem restoration\nacross regions and economic sectors.<\/p>\n<p>According to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), losses\nfrom hydrometeorological disasters, which dominated in 2025, reached\nRp22.8 trillion, while recovery costs were far higher. Recovery from the\nflash floods in Sumatra, for example, reached Rp56 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEssentially, restore and honor the environment, no longer damage it.\nThose who are still damaging it now should stop, and after stopping,\nrestore it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia targets 30 companies over forest fires, seeks\nfines<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Prabowo vows action against firms linked to land,\nforest fires<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Prasetyo, Kenzu<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesia-interpol-join-forces-to-crack-down-on-environmental-crimes-1788418316",
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