PTUN Rejects BKPM Objection; Greenpeace Urges Disclosure of Raja Ampat Mining Permit Revocation Decree
Greenpeace Indonesia has called on the government to immediately disclose the decree (SK) regarding the revocation of mining business licences (IUP) for four nickel mining companies in Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua.
This follows the Jakarta Administrative Court (PTUN) rejecting an objection from the Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming/Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) and upholding a decision by the Central Information Commission (KIP) which declared the revocation documents as public information.
“The government must stop evading its obligation to be transparent: immediately release the revocation decree, explain the implementation stages, and ensure how company responsibilities for restoring the environment damaged by nickel mining on small islands will be enforced,” said Greenpeace Indonesia Forest Campaigner Anggi Putra Prayendo in a press release on Monday.
In June last year, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia, announced the revocation of nickel IUPs held by four companies in Raja Ampat. This followed intense public pressure to save Raja Ampat from mining activities in response to various reports, including investigations by the environmental organisation Greenpeace.
The four companies involved are PT Anugerah Surya Pratama, PT Kawei Sejahtera Mining, PT Mulia Raymond Perkasa, and PT Nurham. However, no official government documents have been accessible to the public to verify whether the revocation of these licences is actually being implemented.
Greenpeace subsequently submitted a request for information to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in July 2025. The Ministry’s reply stated that the revocation of the IUP falls under the authority of BKPM.
Greenpeace then wrote to BKPM, but received no response, leading to a public information dispute at the Central Information Commission (KIP).
On 10 June 2026, the KIP commissioners partially granted Greenpeace’s lawsuit, ruling that the revocation documents and their detailed implementation stages constitute open information for the public. However, information regarding the personal data of the company owners was agreed to remain undisclosed or redacted.
Unexpectedly, BKPM filed an appeal by lodging an objection with the Jakarta Administrative Court.
Greenpeace Indonesia Forest Campaign Team Leader Arie Rompas expressed astonishment at the government’s reluctance to disclose the revocation decree. “What is actually being hidden if even the decree is not being released? A healthy business and investment climate also requires transparency and legal certainty,” he said.
Arie added that for the public, transparency is essential to ensure government and corporate accountability in handling nickel mining issues in Raja Ampat.
Greenpeace emphasised that the Raja Ampat archipelago is a vital ecosystem, where its land and sea serve as the living space for Indigenous peoples and local communities, and its waters possess the world’s greatest marine biodiversity.
The environmental organisation is urging full and permanent protection for Raja Ampat from destructive industrial activities, alongside law enforcement to protect small islands and conservation areas, both on land and at sea.