Barriers to the Enforcement of Environmental Law: An Effect of Free Market Domination and Regional Autonomy in Indonesia

Abstract

Indonesia is an archipelago country; its water is 70 per cent of its entire territory; it is wealthy in natural resources such as forests, marines and freshwater, and various species in biodiversity.1 Besides, its complex geological history poses a critical environmental concern. For that reason, it needs strong law and regulations concerning environmental protection and management and their effective implementation to preserve all