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Mining permits and environmental impact in West Java

West Java (capital Bandung) has 181 registered mining permits, mainly stone & sand, limestone. The mapped area opened and affected by mining covers 152 ha. In 2025, 3,299 ha of tree cover was lost. No environmental bulletins have been published for this province yet.

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Mining permits
181
active IUP/IUPK/IPR
Source: ESDM MODI / Geoportal ESDM ·
Affected area
152ha
land opened or damaged by mining
Source: Cheng et al. 2026 + Maus et al. 2022 ·
Forest loss
3,299ha
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
stone & sand115
limestone36
other11
gold6
zeolit5
clay4
quartz sand4

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

Forest loss per year

Yearha
20163,678
20175,679
20184,538
20197,024
20203,481
20212,583
20222,591
20235,600
20244,450
20253,299

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

SDG status

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Permits by status

  • Active181
  • In preparation (WIUP)117
  • Expired20
  • Small-scale mining zone (WPR), status unknown98

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 54.4 % of the land is forest (tree canopy of at least 30 %, year 2000).
  • 13 of 27 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 West Java

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  • Permit holders158 Locked
  • Environmental alerts25 Locked
  • Impact assessments0 Locked
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