Governor of Papua Emphasizes No New Permits for Palm Oil Land Opening Papua mandates palm oil companies to construct processing plants. Red: Satria K Yudha

REPUBLICA.CO.ID, JAYAPURA – Papua Governor, Mathius D Fakhiri, asserts that no new permits will be issued for the opening of land for oil palm plantations, especially those that have the potential to damage the soil structure and the environment in Cenderawasih Land. “I ask that this be conveyed and written well so that what I am conveying is the President’s directive to us governors and regents, which is not to order the opening of new palm plantations, but rather the transition of land use,” he said in Jayapura, Thursday (1/1/2026). Mathius hopes that his statement regarding the palm plantation policy is not misinterpreted because the regional government’s stance is a follow-up to the direct directive from President Prabowo Subianto to the governors and regents. “For that reason, the policy of the Papua Provincial Government is currently focused on reorganizing existing palm plantations that have permits, especially companies that do not fulfill their obligations according to ...