Enviro News Asia, Jakarta — Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry has revoked the business permits of five companies in Kalimantan as part of ongoing law enforcement efforts related to forest and land fires.
Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni announced the latest action on September 21, 2026, saying the companies operate in West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan. The ministry said the measure was intended to strengthen enforcement and encourage compliance with obligations to prevent and control forest and land fires.
The five companies are PT Wana Lestari Jaya, operating in Sanggau and Sekadau, West Kalimantan, with a concession of about 29,140 hectares; PT Prima Multi Buana in Banjar, South Kalimantan, covering 11,882 hectares; PT Pancaran Wana Nusa in Lamandau, Central Kalimantan, covering 3,812 hectares; PT Grace Putri Perdana in Lamandau and Sukamara in Central Kalimantan and Ketapang in West Kalimantan, covering 28,990 hectares; and PT Babugus Wahana Lestari in Kapuas, Central Kalimantan, covering 18,640 hectares.
The combined concession area of the five companies is 92,464 hectares.
The ministry reported burned areas of 47.84 hectares at PT Wana Lestari Jaya, 18.20 hectares at PT Prima Multi Buana, 497 hectares at PT Pancaran Wana Nusa, 374.99 hectares at PT Grace Putri Perdana and 231.10 hectares at PT Babugus Wahana Lestari. The combined burned area was reported at 1,169.13 hectares.
Raja Juli said the permit revocations were linked to violations and emphasized that holders of forest utilization business licenses, or PBPH, are required to protect their concession areas and comply with obligations attached to their permits.
The minister said the latest action was also intended to deter other companies from burning land or failing to prevent fires within their areas of responsibility.
The government’s enforcement measures have expanded in recent weeks. On September 16, Raja Juli said the Forestry Ministry’s law enforcement directorate had frozen the business permits of 26 companies in connection with forest and land fires. The companies were also subject to mandatory environmental restoration, while cases involving indications of criminal violations could be referred for criminal proceedings.
At the time, the ministry said 46 forest and land fire cases were being processed, involving 15 corporations and 31 individuals. Two cases had reached P21 status, while others remained under investigation or inquiry.
Raja Juli said law enforcement is one of five measures that need to operate together to address forest and land fires. The other measures are weather modification operations, water bombing, strengthening ground task forces and increasing community participation.
The ministry said the integrated approach is intended to reduce the impact of forest and land fires while strengthening prevention, response and environmental recovery. (*)
