Mining permits and environmental impact in Central Java
Central Java (capital Semarang) has 89 registered mining permits, mainly stone & sand, limestone. The mapped area opened and affected by mining covers 48 ha. In 2025, 2,428 ha of tree cover was lost. No environmental bulletins have been published for this province yet.
Affected areas cover pollution and physical damage to land, from licensed and unlicensed mining alike.
Permits by commodity
| Commodity | Permits |
|---|---|
| stone & sand | 55 |
| limestone | 20 |
| quartz sand | 5 |
| feldspar | 4 |
| clay | 2 |
| other | 2 |
| batugamping untuk semen | 1 |
Source: ESDM MODI / Geoportal ESDM · Updated 24 Oct 2026
Forest loss per year
| Year | ha |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 2,296 |
| 2017 | 3,477 |
| 2018 | 2,590 |
| 2019 | 2,786 |
| 2020 | 2,772 |
| 2021 | 2,122 |
| 2022 | 2,100 |
| 2023 | 4,759 |
| 2024 | 2,792 |
| 2025 | 2,428 |
Source: Hansen/UMD Global Forest Change (v1.13) · Updated 24 Oct 2026
SDG status
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Permits by status
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 43.9 % of the land is forest (tree canopy of at least 30 %, year 2000).
- 13 of 35 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 Central Java
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- Cilacap Regency
- Banyumas Regency · 4 permits
- Purbalingga Regency
- Banjarnegara Regency · 5 permits
- Kebumen Regency · 4 permits
- Purworejo Regency
- Wonosobo Regency
- Magelang Regency · 5 permits
- Boyolali Regency
- Klaten Regency · 5 permits
- Sukoharjo Regency
- Wonogiri Regency · 6 permits
- Karanganyar Regency
- Sragen Regency · 3 permits
- Grobogan Regency · 7 permits
- Blora Regency
- Rembang Regency · 19 permits
- Pati Regency · 4 permits
- Kudus Regency
- Jepara Regency · 4 permits
- Demak Regency
- Semarang Regency
- Temanggung Regency
- Kendal Regency · 7 permits
- Batang Regency
- Pekalongan Regency
- Pemalang Regency
- Tegal Regency · 3 permits
- Brebes Regency
- Magelang City
- Surakarta City
- Salatiga City
- Semarang City
- Pekalongan City
- Tegal City
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- Permit holders71 Locked
- Environmental alerts38 Locked
- Impact assessments0 Locked