Jakarta, June 12 -- The Ministry of Forestry has emphasized that social forestry is one of Indonesia's strategic pillars for realizing economic justice for communities living in and around forest areas.

"In addition, social forestry serves as an important instrument for resolving agrarian conflicts and preserving ecosystems," Head of the Ministry's Bureau of Public Relations and Foreign Cooperation Ristianto Pribadi said here on Friday.

He explained that the ministry's 2026 social forestry development targets are aligned with the Social Forestry Roadmap 2025-2029, which was recently launched in Lebak, Banten.

Under the roadmap, the ministry aims to provide legal access to 60 thousand hectares of forest land for community groups nationw...