Forestry Minister issues new regulation to govern energy and carbon projects in conservation areas

Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni has issued Ministerial Regulation (Permenhut) No. 27 of 2025 on the Utilization of Environmental Services in Nature Reserves, Nature Conservation Areas, and Game Parks.

The regulation, signed in Jakarta on 11 December 2025, establishes a new legal framework governing all licensing schemes and approvals for the utilization of environmental services within conservation areas.

Its coverage includes geothermal resources, water, hydropower, nature-based tourism, game-park operations, wind energy, solar energy, and the utilization of carbon-related environmental services. .…….. Click here to read the full article