Law No. 18/2013 on the prevention and eradication of Forest Destruction. Country/Territory Indonesia Document type Legislation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Business News No. 8589, 15 August 2014, pp. 27-48; continued from Business News Nos. 8590-8591, 20 August 2014, pp. 21-48. Subject Forestry Keyword Basic legislation Forest management/forest conservation Timber extraction/logging Forestry protection measures Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Land clearing Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Authorization/permit Climate change Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Indian Ocean, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on 6 August 2013. Abstract This Law, consisting of 11 Chapters, establishes forest protecting measures in order to prevent and eradicate Forest Destruction. It aims at enforcing the following principles within the national territory: justice and legal certainty; forest sustainability; state responsibility; public participation; vicarious liability; priority and integrity and coordination. Provisions concerns illegal forest logging and use specifying forest protecting measures to be applied. Full text English