Presidential Instruction (Inpres) Number 6 of 2017 concerning Postponement and Improvement of Governance for Granting New Permits for Primary Natural Forests and Peatlands

This Presidential Instruction, directed towards various ministers, provides various efforts to improve ongoing forest and peatland governance in the context of efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and to increase ecosystem conservation. The Instruction concerns the postponement of granting new permits for primary natural forests and peatlands located in conservation forests, protected forests, production forests including limited production forests, permanent or permanent production forests; the postponement of the issuance of land rights, including land use rights and use rights in forest areas; the strengthening of governance policies for agricultural permits and plantation business permits.