RRI.CO.ID, Jakarta - The Ministry of Forestry is accelerating reforms to the forestry sector's licensing system to make it more transparent and accessible to the public and investors. Forestry Minister, Raja Juli Antoni, made the statement at a ministerial leadership meeting in Jakarta on Monday, August 3, 2026.

He targets the more open service system to be realized within the next six months, in line with the government's commitment to making public service a top priority. He emphasized that this reform is crucial to streamline the forest licensing process for both the public and businesses, including foreign investors seeking to invest in Indonesia's natural resources sector.

According to him, there are four main principles that every licensing service must meet: a clear service name, definite requirements without any gray areas, processing time limits, and transparent fees. These principles are designed to ensure both the international and domestic public can easily understand how the forest licensing process in Indonesia works.

From 2024 to July 2026, the government issued 2,104 permits in the forestry sector, covering 42 different service types. This number demonstrates the extensive forest administration activities managed by five directorate-general-level units under the ministry.

The Directorate General of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation, the unit responsible for wildlife protection and conservation areas, recorded the largest number of permits, with 1,126 services. This was followed by the forestry spatial planning unit with 478 permits, and the unit managing community social forestry programs with 410 permits.

Two other directorates, responsible for watershed restoration and sustainable production forest management, contributed the remaining permits, with 51 and 39 permits, respectively. This data illustrates how various aspects of Indonesian forest management, from conservation to commercial utilization, are interconnected within a single licensing system.

The ministry of forestry described this licensing reform as part of a broader strategy to support business certainty and sustainable forest management in Indonesia, one of the world's largest tropical forest countries. This effort is also expected to strengthen international trust in Indonesia's professional and accountable natural resource governance.