JAKARTA: Indonesia will take a step forward in resolving conflicting land use claims with plans to finalize this year a map reflecting the nation's geographical features in greater detail, two ministers said today.
The map of scale 1:50,000 will reduce the chance of clashes between permits for mining and plantations and plans for forest conservation, Planning Minister Sofyan Djalil told reporters.
"With this map, we can put things in order," Djalil said, but added that only the basic map would be made available this year, while overlapping claims would take longer to resolve. "Land conflicts can be avoided, we can protect peatlands, etcetera."
The government now uses a map of scale 1:250,000, which results in overlapping permits in many areas.
Coordinating Minister for Economics Darmin Nasution said President Joko Widodo ordered his team to finish the map more quickly after forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan sent choking smoke across much of Southeast Asia.
The government has said it was also reviewing laws that allow farmers to burn up to 2 hectares (5 acres) of land and may issue a new decree to regulate such practices.
The map of scale 1:50,000 will reduce the chance of clashes between permits for mining and plantations and plans for forest conservation, Planning Minister Sofyan Djalil told reporters.
"With this map, we can put things in order," Djalil said, but added that only the basic map would be made available this year, while overlapping claims would take longer to resolve. "Land conflicts can be avoided, we can protect peatlands, etcetera."
Coordinating Minister for Economics Darmin Nasution said President Joko Widodo ordered his team to finish the map more quickly after forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan sent choking smoke across much of Southeast Asia.
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