Business Licensing For The Utilization Of Wild Plants And Animals

On November 22, 2023, the Minister of Environment and Forestry (the "MOEF") issued Regulation No. 15 of 2023 on Business Licensing on Utilization of Wild Plants and Animals ("Regulation 15"). Regulation 15 is issued to provide sustainability, potential, support, and diversity of wild plants and animals in Indonesia. Further, Regulation 11 is issued following the determination of risk-based business licensing with regard to the utilization of wild plants and animals as stipulated under Government Regulation No. 5 of 2021 on Implementation of Risk Based Licensing ("GR 5/2021").

We set out below certain key points of Regulation 15.

• Sub-Sectors of Utilization of Wild Plants and Animals and Risk-Based Business Licensing