The Indonesian government plans to whitewash or legalize 3.3 million hectares of oil palm plantations in forest areas, aiming to improve the governance of the palm oil industry. The government has confirmed data on plantation areas owned by companies, cooperatives, and people, and requires plantation business actors to report their licensing data independently. The government has also required business actors to be orderly, disciplined, and provide actual data. The settlement uses Articles 110 A and 110 B of the Job Creation Law, and business actors can be whitewashed if the oil palm land is in a forest area by November 2, 2023.The settlement uses Articles 110 A and 110 B of the Job Creation Law, and business actors can be whitewashed if the oil palm land is in a forest area. This will ensure compliance with laws and regulations, pay taxes, and other related issues. The data collected will also be related to the Oil Palm Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS), particularly the replanting program. The government aims to increase the productivity of palm oil belonging to the people, which currently has a productivity of 1.9-2 tonnes per hectare, to 7-9 tonnes per hectare.Link di fonte: https://www.kompas.id/baca/ekonomi/2023/06/23/perbaikan-tata-kelola-pemerintah-akan-putihkan-33-juta-hektare-sawit-di-kawasan-hutan (ICE GIACARTA)

Fonte notizia: Kompas - 24 June 2023