Oil Palm Plantation Area in Papua & West Papua
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The Directorate General of Estate Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, released data on the area of oil palm plantations in Indonesia by province, including Papua and West Papua. The Director General of Estate Crops used provisional figures for 2020 and estimated figures for 2021. According to this data, the area of oil palm plantations in Papua reached 159,700 hectares (ha) in 2020 and increased to 162,200 ha in 2021, an increase of 3,000 ha in one year.
Meanwhile, in West Papua, the area of oil palm plantations was smaller than in Papua, at 51,000 ha in 2020. In 2021, it reached 51,800 ha. This indicates no significant expansion of oil palm plantations within a year.
Nevertheless, the forests of Tanah Papua need protection as they represent the last remaining primary forests in Indonesia. These efforts must also be supported by sustainable development policies to ensure the preservation of the environment.
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