KLH Has Issued Environmental Approvals for Over 400 Mining Permits
Tue 02 Sep 2025, 02:35 AM
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The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLH) has issued more than 400 environmental approvals for mining activities across Indonesia.
"Based on our data, we have issued environmental approvals for over 400 mining permits today. With such cooperation, there is still much we need to do. Certainly, support from the private sector like MIND ID is very important," explained Minister of Environment Hanif Faisol at the MINDialogue event in Jakarta, quoted on Tuesday (September 2, 2025).
Although MIND ID is currently responsible for managing only about 30% of the country’s mining operations, Minister Hanif expressed strong appreciation for the state-owned mining holding company’s efforts in conducting its operations in compliance with national regulations.
Environment Minister Hanif Faisol also emphasized the importance of environmentally conscious economic development, as mandated by Article 33, Paragraph 4 of the 1945 Constitution. “Indonesia’s economy must be run in a sustainable and environmentally responsible manner. This is a constitutional mandate,” he asserted.
According to Hanif, the number of business entities registered in the KLH’s Environmental Impact Assessment (AMDAL) system has exceeded 5 million units. As a result, monitoring environmental permit compliance remains a major challenge, largely due to limitations in human resources and technological capacity.
"Imagine, with a total of only 1,100 environmental inspectors, we must be able to ensure environmental feasibility for almost 5 million business units based on our AMDAL system," he said.
Out of approximately 5 million business units, over two million fall into the medium to high-risk categories, requiring UKL-UPL and AMDAL documents. According to his analysis, one environmental inspector must guide and oversee over a thousand business units. "It is not possible to implement perfectly," he concluded.
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