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        "msgid": "indonesia-targets-30-companies-over-forest-fires-seeks-fines-1787590221",
        "date": "2026-08-24 22:49:42",
        "title": "Indonesia targets 30 companies over forest fires, seeks fines",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Environment",
        "summary": "Indonesia is pursuing legal action against 30 companies over forest fires, seeking approximately 15 trillion rupiah in compensation for state losses and environmental rehabilitation. Environment Minister Mohammad Jumhur Hidayat said the crackdown aims to enforce bans on illegal land burning and hold corporations accountable for ecosystem recovery. The move comes as South Kalimantan has seen around 8,000 hectares burned this year, a sharp decline from 190,000 hectares in 2023.",
        "content": "<p>Speaking after inspecting wildfire mitigation operations in\nBanjarbaru, South Kalimantan, on Monday, Environment Minister Mohammad\nJumhur Hidayat said the legal claims include 5 trillion rupiah ($282.6\nmillion) for direct state losses and roughly 10 trillion rupiah ($565.3\nmillion) for environmental rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey must compensate for state losses and fund environmental\nrestoration,\u201d Hidayat said, emphasizing that the nationwide crackdown\naims to strictly enforce bans on illegal land burning.<\/p>\n<p>The Environment Ministry stated that the steep financial penalties\ndemonstrate that national wildfire strategy extends beyond emergency\nfirefighting to enforcing corporate accountability and compelling\nconvicted companies to fund ecosystem recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside judicial measures, local authorities are maintaining active\nfield operations to prevent current blazes from spreading and head off\nlarge-scale recurrences.<\/p>\n<p>So far this year, approximately 8,000 hectares of land have burned in\nSouth Kalimantan\u2014a sharp decrease compared to the 190,000 hectares\ndestroyed during the severe dry season in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith 8,000 hectares burned so far, we hope it will not reach the\nlevels seen in 2023,\u201d Hidayat said, calling on local stakeholders to\nmaintain joint prevention efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Hidayat noted that while early mitigation programs have successfully\ncontained fire spread, weather conditions and rainfall timing remain\ncritical factors.<\/p>\n<p>He added that firm legal enforcement against non-compliant\ncorporations will remain a cornerstone of Indonesia\u2019s strategy to\nprevent future environmental disasters.<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Tumpal Aritonang, Uyu Liman<\/p>",
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