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Indonesia Military Regulation Problem (specifically illegal forest…

- - - - According to data from the Indigenous Territory Registration Agency (BRWA) and Forest Watch Indonesia (FWI), 70% of forest cover in Indigenous territories remains intact and in good condition.
        
        Because of this, the Ministry of Forestry should empower Indigenous communities, instead of giving all the work to the military, who have engaged in forest protection and restoration for a long time
        
        What government should do to achieve this
        
        prioritizing the knowledge and experience of Indigenous peoples and local communities in and around forest areas.
        
        recognizing people’s rights to their forests
      - Walhi data from West Java, Bengkulu and South Sulawesi provinces show that when communities are granted access to forest areas, they’ve successfully restored previously deforested lands.
  - - - negative effects
        
        Activists say that the shift of forest governance framework to military governance can raise more human right concerns
  - - - “We know that the task force consists of political elites like the minister of defense, who’s close to Prabowo, as well as the national police chief, who’s close to Jokowi [former president Joko Widodo],” he said. “They will go face to face with rich people [who own illegal plantations]. How do we know there’s not going to be corruption?”