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.
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