Recurring forest, peatland and land fires in Indonesia, mostly in Sumatra and Kalimantan, which cause transboundary haze.
27 companies with an official finding
Who is involved, on the record
- PT Hermes Sugar Indonesia · ordered to pay Rp266.9 billion in ecological losses over 2023 fires in Kotawaringin Timur; North Jakarta District Court Aug 2025, upheld by the Jakarta High Court Oct 2025; finality not confirmed
- PT Putra Lirik Domas · ordered to pay Rp199.5 billion over fires in its concession; upheld by the Jakarta High Court, 2022; finality not confirmed
- PT Pranaindah Gemilang · ordered to pay Rp238.6 billion over fires in its concession; upheld by the Jakarta High Court, 2022; finality not confirmed
- PT Palmina Utama · ordered by the courts to pay Rp22.29 billion in a ministry lawsuit over forest and land fires; verdict final, per the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (Aug 2023)
- PT Kumai Sentosa · ordered by the courts to pay Rp175.18 billion in a ministry lawsuit over forest and land fires; verdict final, per the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (Aug 2023)
- PT Kaswari Unggul · ordered by the courts to pay Rp25.61 billion in a ministry lawsuit over forest and land fires; verdict final, per the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (Aug 2023)
Latest reporting
- Indonesia's fire cases: Rp5.6 trillion in final rulings, little known to be paid · Our story
- The government is offering a carbon project after 2.88 million hectares of forest were burned. · Kompas.id
- Singapore, Indonesia committed at highest level to resolving bilateral issues: Vivian Balakrishnan · The Straits Times
- Singapore, Indonesia to set up joint task force to hold firms accountable for forest fires · The Straits Times
