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number of NGOs grouped under the Coalition against Forestry Mafia reported on Friday five alleged cases of graft in the natural resources sector in three provinces to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

Zenzi Suhadi, a campaigner with the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi), said that he, along with other members of the coalition, had met with KPK commissioners to discuss the five cases that, from 2012 onward, had caused massive state losses of Rp 1.9 trillion (US$194 million).

“This is only the tip of the iceberg,” he told reporters at KPK headquarters in Kuningan, South Jakarta.

According to Zenzi, the amount of state losses caused by corruption in forestry and mining across the country was likely far greater than the figure reported, as the coalition only investigated five cases in three provinces, namely West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan and South Sumatra.

The corrupt practices consisted of one bribery case relating to the issuance of a mining permit, one case in the forestry sector and three cases involving plantations.

He added that Busyro Muqoddas and Zulkarnaen, the KPK commissioners who met with the coalition’s representatives, would immediately follow up on the findings.