Jakarta, April 10 -- The Indonesian government has regained control of more than 5 million hectares of forest land from palm oil plantation and mining sectors, officials said.

The symbolic handover took place in Jakarta on Friday, led by Attorney General ST Burhanuddin, who serves as deputy chair of the Forest Area Enforcement Task Force (Satgas PKH) steering committee.

The assets were handed over to Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni and Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, in the presence of President Prabowo Subianto.

Burhanuddin said the task force has reclaimed 5,888,260.07 hectares of forest land from the palm oil sector since February 2025, and 10,297.22 hectares from mining activities.

Of the total area, 254,780.12 hectares ...