Overview
- The action covers 22 forestry companies spanning more than one million hectares plus six operators in mining, plantations and power development.
- Named cancellations include PT North Sumatra Hydro Energy’s Batangtoru hydropower project, PT Agincourt Resources’ Martabe mine and PT Toba Pulp Lestari.
- China’s consulate in North Sumatra said Batangtoru construction complied with Indonesian laws as SDIC Power controls the project and PowerChina is building it.
- Authorities tied deforestation to late‑2025 floods and landslides that killed more than 1,000 people and displaced over a million residents across Sumatra.
- Toba Pulp is seeking written clarification and assessing business impact, Agincourt has called the linkage premature, and the government is also pursuing lawsuits exceeding US$280 million plus large‑scale land seizures and restorations urged by WALHI.