Jakarta, July 5 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry is reviewing 14 locations totaling 50,984 hectares in the Papua and Kalimantan regions for designation as customary forests, according to a statement issued on Friday.

Yuli Prasetyo Nugroho, head of the ministry's Sub-Directorate for the Determination of Customary Forests and Protection of Local Wisdom, said that the review includes areas in South Sorong (Southwest Papua), Sanggau (West Kalimantan), and West Kutai (East Kalimantan).

Julmansyah, director for Tenurial Conflict Resolution and Customary Forests, reported that between May and June, progress was made in designating 50,984 hectares as customary forest.

To date, 332,505 hectares of land have been designated as customary fores...