Kendari-Ministry of Forestry identified at least 241 mining companies not in the procedural conduct of mining activities in forest area, in Southeast Sulawesi.

In addition, Ministry of Forestry also get at least nine plantation companies also operate not procedural in some counties in Southeast Sulawesi.

The number of mining companies that operate according to the procedure that is not predicted to increase, because there are still two areas that do not report on mining activities in forest areas which operate it region.

"This represents data from mining companies that do not procedural action by conducting mining activities in forest areas," said Director General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation (PHKA) Ministry of Forestry, Darori told to reporters at Office in Jakarta.

While the total area of ​​forest areas where mining companies operate reached 617,818 ha. As for the company's plantation area of ​​nearly 21 ha. This amount is considered quite fantastic amount and threatening biodiversity of forest resources in South East Sulawesi Province.

Darori the occasion, said that his ministry has asked the head of the region to immediately stop the activity of the forest area of ​​the mining company. "If they are not yet in operation, we ask that the regional head revoke its license, but if it has been in operation so I have to ready for regional head utuk convicted," violations of forestry," he explained.