Jakarta, June 20 -- Indonesia's Forestry Ministry, along with the Garuda Task Force for Forest Recovery, bolstered efforts to restore forest areas of Tesso Nilo National Park (TNTN) in Sumatra misappropriated for purposes other than nature conservation.

"TNTN is a strategic target for Mr President in his forest area recovery mission, with preliminary results to be announced later on August 17, 2025," Dwi Januanto, Director General for Law Enforcement at the ministry, stated here on Friday.

The Garuda Task Force has commenced action in the 81,739-hectare Tesso Nilo National Park, located in Riau Province in Sumatra, of which 40 thousand hectares have been encroached upon for illegal palm plantations and settlements.

Januanto warned that...