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Mining permits and environmental impact in East Nusa Tenggara

East Nusa Tenggara (capital Kupang) has 20 registered mining permits, mainly manganese, timah hitam. The mapped area opened and affected by mining covers 123 ha. In 2025, 6,906 ha of tree cover was lost. No environmental bulletins have been published for this province yet.

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Mining permits
20
active IUP/IUPK/IPR
Source: ESDM MODI / Geoportal ESDM ·
Affected area
123ha
land opened or damaged by mining
Source: Cheng et al. 2026 + Maus et al. 2022 ·
Forest loss
6,906ha
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
manganese18
timah hitam1
batu besi1

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

Forest loss per year

Yearha
20167,410
201710,413
20185,222
20197,844
20206,557
20219,852
20227,043
20238,860
20246,526
20256,906

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

SDG status

No data yet

Permits by status

  • Active20
  • In preparation (WIUP)150
  • Suspended3
  • Expired2
  • Small-scale mining zone (WPR), status unknown1

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 49.6 % of the land is forest (tree canopy of at least 30 %, year 2000).
  • 2 of 22 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 East Nusa Tenggara

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  • Permit holders20 Locked
  • Environmental alerts0 Locked
  • Impact assessments0 Locked
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