#Environmental Violations
Government probes environmental impact of renewable energy projects after Sumatra floods
The Ministry of Environment/Environmental Control Agency (KLH/BPLH) are reviewing whether large-scale renewable energy projects contributed to the recent catastrophic flooding across Sumatra, with plan to summon company leaders involved for clarifications and gather evidence as part of a preliminary assessment.
Environmental group blames extractive industries for deadly North Sumatra floods
The North Sumatra chapter of the Indonesia Environmental Forum (Walhi) has accused extractive companies operating in the Tapanuli region of driving severe environmental destruction that triggered recent disasters across Sumatra.
Indonesia to build four radioactive testing labs to safeguard shrimp exports to U.S.
The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) will establish four laboratories for radioactive substance testing by the end of 2025, following the inclusion of 41 Indonesian shrimp producers on the U.S. government’s yellow list after traces of radioactive materials were found in local shrimp sold in the U.S. market in July 2025.
Indonesia finds Caesium-137 contamination in 22 factories after US shrimp alert
Indonesia’s special task force on radioactive contamination has detected traces of Caesium-137 at 22 production facilities in an industrial zone near Jakarta, officials said on Wednesday, October 8, 2025..
Rights Commission urges MK to reassess strategic projects over human rights concerns
The Constitutional Court (MK) on Tuesday, October 7, 2025 held a follow-up hearing for a judicial review challenging articles related to National Strategic Projects (PSN) in the Omnibus Job Creation Law, inviting the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) and the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) to provide their opinions.
Nickel mining in Raja Ampat raises concerns over tourism, people livelihoods, coral reefs
Mining activities in Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua, are drawing criticism amid warnings that nickel extraction in the UNESCO Global Geopark could endanger local tourism, indigenous livelihoods, and fragile marine ecosystems.
Radioactive Cs-137 cleanup in Banten begins after U.S. export contamination case
The Task Force for Cs-137 Radiation Hazards Mitigation has begun efforts to decontaminate radioactive material across six sites in Cikande, Serang, Banten, after traces of cesium-137 were recently detected in Indonesian shrimp exports to the United States in August.
Forum brings East Halmahera's water crisis, deforestation back to light
A discussion forum organized by the Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam) on Monday, September 1, 2025 has brought the issues of polluted water and deforestation in Maba Sangaji, East Halmahera, North Maluku, back to light.
Forestry ministry: PT Sumber Permata Sipora has no permit yet on Sipora Island
The Ministry of Forestry clarifies that PT Sumber Permata Sipora (SPS) has not yet obtained a Forest Utilization Business Permit (PBPH) to operate on West Sumatra’s Sipora Island, but only a commitment approval issued on March 28, 2023, covering 20,710 hectares − or 33.66 percent of the island’s total area.
Indonesia probes suspected cesium-137 contamination in shrimp exports to U.S.
The Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry has launched an investigation into alleged radioactive contamination after U.S. authorities detected traces of Cesium-137 in frozen shrimp imported from Indonesia.
U.S.-Indonesia trade deal raises environmental concerns over critical minerals
An environmental watchdog has warned of the environmental implications of the Indonesia-U.S. trade tariff deal that will grant the U.S. market access to key commodities, including critical ones, from Indonesia while Indonesia has agreed to remove export restrictions on these commodities.
Flores residents reject geothermal report, calling it “misleading”
Representatives of local communities from Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), have voiced rejection of a technical team report commissioned by the NTT Governor in support of geothermal projects in several areas of the province, which they claimed as disconnected from realities and posing threats to the livelihood of indigenous communities.