Key facts
- Indonesian lawmakers passed a law to resolve land conflicts and address inequality.
- A new agency will be established under the president to manage land planning, monitoring, and conflict resolution.
- The law aims to ensure equal distribution of land ownership by limiting the size of holdings.
- The legislation is intended to address agrarian inequality, conflicts, abandoned land, and poverty.
- The government will formulate technical details, including maximum and minimum land ownership limits.
Indonesian lawmakers passed a new law on Tuesday designed to tackle widespread land conflicts and promote more equitable land ownership across the country. The legislation establishes a dedicated government agency that will report directly to the president, tasked with land planning, monitoring, and resolving disputes.
According to member of parliament Iman Sukri, the law outlines agrarian reform priorities to address issues such as inequality in land ownership and control, agrarian conflicts, abandoned land, and poverty. The new agency will be responsible for these key areas. Sukri also stated that the law will ensure a more equal distribution of land ownership by implementing limits on the size of land holdings.