05/06/2026
Kasus perambahan hutan mangrove di Desa Kuala Geunting, Kecamatan Bendahara, Kabupaten Aceh Tamiang, Provinsi Aceh sudah terjadi sejak beberapa tahun lalu.
Namun hingga kini, aktivitas pembangunan perkebunan kelapa sawit dalam kawasan hutan produksi dan kawasan hutan lindung dalam kawasan hutan mangrove di Aceh Tamiang ini belum ada penuntasan dari otoritas berwenang.
Sehingga laju deforestasi dan alih fungsi hutan mangrove di kawasan hutan lindung masih terjadi hingga hari ini.
Padahal, Aceh Wetland Forum (AWF) Lembaga Advokasi Hutan Lestari (LembahTari), dan Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative (IOJI) sudah sudah melaporkan secara resmi kepada Direktur Pencegahan dan Penanganan Pengaduan Kehutanan Kemenhut RI pada 24 September 2025, agar kasus tersebut segera ditindaklanjuti dan diproses secara hukum.
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Cases of mangrove forest encroachment in Kuala Geunting Village, Bendahara Subdistrict, Aceh Tamiang Regency, Aceh Province have been occurring for
several years.
However, to date, the development of oil palm plantations in production forest areas and protected forest areas within the mangrove forest area in Aceh Tamiang has not been fully addressed by the authorities.
Consequently, the rate of deforestation and land-use conversion of mangrove forests in protected forest areas continues to this day.
In fact, the Aceh Wetland Forum (AWF), the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute (LembahTari), and the Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative (IOJI) have formally reported the matter to the Director of Forestry Complaint Prevention and Handling at the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia on September 24, 2025, urging that the case be immediately followed up and processed through legal channels.