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Mining permits and environmental impact in Aceh

Aceh (capital Banda Aceh) has 25 registered mining permits, mainly coal, limestone. The mapped area opened and affected by mining covers 9 ha. In 2025, 60,502 ha of tree cover was lost. No environmental bulletins have been published for this province yet.

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Static map of Aceh province with a simplified boundary; mining permits mainly coal, limestone.
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Mining permits
25
active IUP/IUPK/IPR
Source: ESDM MODI / Geoportal ESDM ·
Affected area
9ha
land opened or damaged by mining
Source: Cheng et al. 2026 + Maus et al. 2022 ·
Forest loss
60,502ha
latest year (2025)
Source: Hansen/UMD Global Forest Change (v1.13) ·
Bulletins
0
published & reviewed
Source: ESMI ·

Affected areas cover pollution and physical damage to land, from licensed and unlicensed mining alike.

Permits by commodity

CommodityPermits
coal8
limestone4
iron ore4
clay3
besi3
gold2
other1

Source: ESDM MODI / Geoportal ESDM · Updated 24 Oct 2026

Forest loss per year

Yearha
201650,297
201746,081
201846,356
201928,713
202030,365
202131,956
202229,932
202339,203
202446,320
202560,502

Source: Hansen/UMD Global Forest Change (v1.13) · Updated 24 Oct 2026

SDG status

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Permits by status

  • Active25
  • In preparation (WIUP)1
  • Expired3

A WIUP is an area set aside for permits, not yet a permit. A WPR is a zone for small-scale community mining. Only "active" counts as a permit in the key figures.

Source: ESDM MODI / Geoportal ESDM · Updated 24 Oct 2026

More about this province

  • About 87.9 % of the land is forest (tree canopy of at least 30 %, year 2000).
  • 4 of 23 regencies and cities have 3 or more active permits.

Source: Hansen/UMD Global Forest Change (v1.13) · Updated 24 Oct 2026

Regencies and cities in Aceh

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  • Permit holders22 Locked
  • Environmental alerts10 Locked
  • Impact assessments0 Locked
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