AreaIndonesia
Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals
CommodityOil-palm
Date01/06/2021
Policy CategoryOther
Policy InstrumentLand governance
DescriptionWithdrew, in West Papua Province, oil-palm plantation licences spanning over 268 000 ha, after detecting administrative and legal irregularities by concerned concession holders. Furthermore, Indonesias State Administrative Court upheld an earlier ruling determining that plantation data and maps about concession holders constituted public information and therefore had to be made freely available by government offices and related institutions.
NotesINDONESIA land governance issues concession withdrawal: The local Government of Indonesias West Papua Province has withdrawn oil palm plantation licenses spanning nearly 268 000 hectares, after detecting administrative and legal irregularities by concerned concession holders, according to media reports. Civil society groups called on the Government to grant indigenous communities access to the rescinded concessions, along with measures to promote the concerned areas sustainable management.
