Ministry of Forestry (Indonesia)

Ministry of Forestry

Kementerian Kehutanan
Ministry of Forestry headquarters, shared with the Ministry of Environment
Ministry overview
Formed	1983
Preceding Ministry	Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Jurisdiction	Government of Indonesia
Headquarters	Gedung Manggala Wanabakti Block I 2nd Floor Jalan Jenderal Gatot Subroto Jakarta Pusat 10270 Jakarta, Indonesia
Minister responsible	Raja Juli Antoni, Minister of Forestry
Deputy Minister responsible	Sulaiman Umar, Deputy Minister of Forestry
Parent department	Coordinating Ministry for Food Affairs
Website	www.menlhk.go.id

The Ministry of Forestry (Indonesian: Kementerian Kehutanan) is the cabinet-level, government ministry in the Republic of Indonesia responsible for managing and conserving that nation's forests. The current Minister of Forestry is Raja Juli Antoni.

From 1983 to 1998, this institution was called the Department of Forestry, then changed to the Department of Forestry and Plantations for one year. The name Department of Forestry was used again until 2005, then changed to the Ministry of Forestry until 2014. In 2014, the name changed to the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, before returning to the Ministry of Forestry in 2024 until now. This ministry was formed by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in the Red and White Cabinet in October 2024.^[1]

1. General Directorate of Forestry, Department of Agriculture (-1983)
2. Department of Forestry (1983–1998)
3. Department of Forestry and Plantation (1998)
4. Department of Forestry (1998–2010)
5. Ministry of Forestry (2010–2014)
6. Ministry of Environment and Forestry (2014–2024)
7. Ministry of Forestry (2024–present)

The organizational structure of the Ministry consists of:^[2]

• Office of the Ministry of Forestry
• Office of the Deputy Ministry of Forestry
• Office of the Secretariat General
• Directorate General of Forestry Planning
• Directorate General of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation
• Directorate General Watershed Management and Forest Rehabilitation
• Directorate General of Sustainable Forest Management
• Directorate General of Social Forestry
• Directorate General of Forestry Law Enforcement
• Inspectorate General
• Extension and Human Resource Development Agency
• Board of Experts
  • Senior Expert to the Minister for Forestry Industry Revitalization
  • Senior Expert to the Minister for International Economics and Trade
  • Senior Expert to the Minister for Climate Change
  • Senior Expert to the Minister for Inter-Institutional Relations

• Soedjarwo (27 July 1964 – 25 July 1966 and 19 March 1983 – 11 March 1988)
• Hasjrul Harahap (21 March 1988 – 16 March 1993)
• Djamaluddin Suryohadikusumo (17 March 1993 – 14 March 1998)
• Sumahadi (14 March 1998 – 21 May 1998)
• Muslimin Nasution (23 May 1998 – 20 October 1999)
• Nur Mahmudi Ismail (29 October 1999 – 15 March 2001)
• Marzuki Usman (15 March 2001 – 23 July 2001)
• Muhammad Prakosa (10 August 2001 – 20 October 2004)
• MS Kaban (21 October 2004 – 20 October 2009)
• Zulkifli Hasan (22 October 2009 – 1 October 2014)
• Merged with the Minister of Environment and Forestry
• Raja Juli Antoni (21 October 2024 – present)

• Indonesia Forest Rangers
• Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation (Indonesia)
• Government of Indonesia
• Isau-Isau Wildlife Reserve

• Official website