Jakarta, June 17 -- The Forestry Ministry confirmed that the Forest Area Utilization Approvals (PPKH) for mining activities on Wawonii Island, Southeast Sulawesi, have been officially revoked by Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni.

"There was a Supreme Court decision that upheld the community's lawsuit to revoke the PPKH Decree," Director General of Forestry Planning Ade Triaji Kusumah noted in an official statement in Jakarta, Tuesday.

He explained that the process of obtaining mining licenses in forest areas is a downstream stage, which can only proceed after the permit holder fulfills various initial requirements from related technical institutions.

The PPKH is only granted after obtaining a Mining Business License (IUP) from the Ene...