PART I N I CAKRAWATI

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INTERNA T I ONAL RELATIONS
PASUN D A N UNIVERSITY

PAPUAN
INDIGENOUS
FOREST FIRES
What's Happened?
Papua's forest is one of the remaining
rainforests in the world with high
biodiversity. More than 60 percent of
WHAT?

Indonesia's biodiversity is in Papua. But

unfortunately, the forests that we should
protect and conserve are actually being
damaged by those who are only concerned
with their own interests.
HOW COULD THIS THINGS REVEALED? 03

Greenpeace International and Forensic

Architecture are doing an investigation used
NASA satellite imagery to identify the source
of heat from the fires that occurred in one of
Korindo's concessions located in Merauke,
Papua.

And turned out that the source of the heat is

from a fire that was started on purpose
 This innovative investigation
found evidence that a South
Korean company, Korindo, had
Destroyed 57 thousand

destroyed around 57 thousand

hectares of forest in Papua
since 2001. When compared, the
hectares

area of forest that has been

cleared is as large as Seoul,
the capital of South Korea.
Korindo's Responses
BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION,
KORINDO GROUP HAS DENIED THE ACCUSATION THAT
THEY DELIBERATELY BURNED THE PLANTATION AREA.

"Regarding allegations of forest burning in the

period 2011-2016, we need to re-explain the statement
of The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) in August
2019 which stated that the FSC had conducted an
investigation in the field in December 2017. The
conclusion of the investigation stated the
allegation. that Korindo intentionally and illegally
burned the plantation area is not true, ”explained
Korindo Group which quoted from detik.com news dated
November 12, 2020.
4 Facts About The Papua Forest Fires
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Local Papuans were

persuaded by PT Korindo

Compensation Costs
Group to want to release
their customary forest
at a compensation fee of
Rp. 100,000 per hectare
 The head of the clan from the
Mandobo Tribe, Petrus Kinggo,
was willing to release their
forest because they were
In 2015, the customary promised an honorarium from PT
owners were willing to TSE. "Sir, we will give
release their customary honorarium and wages later. As
forest by accepting such the coordinator, the company
low compensation. As a will pay for the education costs
result, now more than 19 (children). Later, there will be
thousand hectares of forest aid houses, clean water wells
in Papua are controlled by and (later) there will be
PT Tunas Sawa Erma POP-E. generators," said Petrus
The Promises

imitating PT TSE's sweet

promise. at that time.

However, the promise was only made verbally and was not
stated in a written agreement. However, he still
received Rp. 488.5 million because he was able to
release the right to the customary forest land belonging
to the Kinggo clan, covering an area of 4,885 hectares.
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Environmental Damage

KORINDO'S OIL PALM PLANTATION

DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS ARE PROVEN TO
HAVE DESTROYED 30 THOUSAND HECTARES
OF CONSERVATION FOREST IN PAPUA
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K-Popers enlivened the issue so that it

become trending in social media

Trending on Twitter
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GOVERNMENT RESPONSE

THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND

FORESTRY QUESTIONED WHY GREENPEACE
ONLY RELEASED THE RESULTS OF ITS
INVESTIGATION IN 2020, WHILE THE
INVESTIGATION MATERIAL WAS MADE
FROM A 2013 VIDEO
The Director General for Law
Enforcement of the Ministry of Head of Greenpeace Southeast
Environment and Forestry, Rasio Asia Global Forest Campaign,
Ridho Sani, questioned why Kiki Taufik, admitted that the
Greenpeace International only material for their
exposed its investigation in investigation was indeed the
2020. Because the investigation 2013 aerial survey video.
report used a video in 2013. However, they need to process
the data. They cannot possibly
deliver evidence without
He also underlined that the
complete data support.
permit to release forest areas
for oil palm concessions was He also said that although the
granted by the government before aerial survey video was taken in
the era of President Joko 2013, the fire incident took
Widodo. The oil palm plantation place in the 2011-2016 period.
concessions were accepted in the This means that the Jokowi
2009-2014 period. administration can also be held
accountable.
Conclusion
The forest, which is an integral part of
the lives of the indigenous Papuan people,
is now slowly disappearing for the sake of
expanding the palm oil company business.
The government, the community and the
private sector should be able to work
together to preserve the customary forest
which is the source of life for the
surrounding community.

BURNING FORESTS FOR INDUSTRIAL AREAS

CANNOT BE JUSTIFIED, WHETHER IT IS
LEGAL OR ILLEGAL. WE SHOULD CONSERVE
FORESTS FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR
PLANET.