Indonesia’s president expects to confiscate up to 5M more hectares of illegal oil palm in 2026

In Indonesia, Mureks reports President Prabowo Subianto says the government plans to confiscate an additional 4 to 5 million hectares of problematic palm oil in 2026, emphasizing the importance of the cohesiveness of his aides in the cabinet to firmly fight corruption and eradicate various legal abuses. He exemplified the efforts of the previous government in regaining control of about 4 million hectares of forest areas that were previously converted into problematic oil palm plantations.