Enviro News Asia, Jakarta — Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry outlined its policy direction and priorities for 2027 during a working meeting with Commission IV of the House of Representatives (DPR RI) on Thursday, emphasizing sustainable forest management, community welfare, and improved forestry governance.
The meeting approved the ministry’s proposed indicative budget ceiling of Rp7.142 trillion for 2027, while setting a state revenue target of Rp8.004 trillion in the Draft State Budget (RAPBN).
Deputy Minister of Forestry Rohmat Marzuki said the 2027 budget allocation would be distributed across three major programs. The Management Support Program will receive Rp4.264 trillion, accounting for 59.71 percent of total spending. The Sustainable Forest Management Program is allocated Rp2.740 trillion, or 38.37 percent, while the Vocational Education and Training Program will receive Rp137.14 billion, equivalent to 1.92 percent.
“With this expenditure composition, the Ministry of Forestry seeks to ensure that allocated resources generate optimal benefits and contribute to community welfare, forest conservation, and economic value for the country,” Rohmat said.
The ministry identified four strategic targets for 2027. These include increasing forest cover and preserving biodiversity, improving incomes for communities living around forest areas, enhancing the sustainable production of forest-based goods and services, and strengthening forestry governance and bureaucratic reform.
In addition to the indicative budget, the ministry proposed an extra Rp6.23 trillion in funding to reinforce forest institutions at the regional level, recruit additional forest rangers, strengthen forest and land fire prevention and control, alleviate extreme poverty, expand community-based forest and land rehabilitation programs, and improve forest area governance.
According to Rohmat, these priorities are designed to ensure that forests continue to deliver ecological, social, and economic benefits while supporting national development goals.
The approved indicative budget and additional funding proposal will be submitted to the DPR’s Budget Committee for further deliberation in accordance with prevailing laws and regulations.
