Law No.18/2013 about Prevention and Eradication of Forest Destruction

The Law about Prevention and Eradication of Forest Destruction establishes the framework to ensure forestry protection. 

The law aims to : 1) guarantee legal certainty and provide a deterrent effect for perpetrators of forest destruction; 2) ensure the existence of forests in a sustainable manner while maintaining sustainability and not destroying environment and surrounding ecosystems; 3) optimize the management and utilization of results forest with due regard to the balance of functions forest to create a prosperous society; 4) increase capacity and coordination of officials law enforcement and related parties in handle destruction prevention and eradication forest.