In Indonesia, RRI reported that The West Java Provincial Administration has officially banned new palm oil cultivation across all 27 cities and regencies in the province. The prohibition was signed by Governor Dedi Mulyadi on December 29, 2025.
Governor Mulyadi announced the policy as part of efforts to safeguard environmental sustainability and protect natural resources. “The policy prohibits new palm oil planting across West Java, whether on land owned by communities, businesses, or other parties,” he said.
The ban has drawn sharp criticism from the Indonesian Palm Oil Farmers Association (APKASINDO), which called the regulation discriminatory and dismissive of plantations that have operated in West Java for decades.
Qayuum Amri, APKASINDO’s Deputy Chairman for Communications, said the policy appeared reactionary and was accompanied by claims that palm oil caused clean water crises and ecological disasters in the province, according to the report.
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