Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia No. 45/2004 on Forest Protection.

This Regulation, consisting of 10 Chapters, establishes the Forest protection requirements. It lays down the requirements to be satisfied in order to protect the forestry sector by monitoring and protecting the following issues: forest products, forest areas and related environment in order to reach optimal and everlasting protection, conservation and production. Forest protection principles cover: a. preventing and controlling forest damage, forestry areas and forest products, from human beings, livestock, fire, natural disaster, pest and disease; b. maintaining and taking care of the state, community, and individual rights for forest, forest area, forest products, investment and apparatus dealing with forest processing.
The physical demarcation of all forests is carried out in accordance with existing legislation. In Chapter II definitions of "forest areas", "reserved forests", and "other forests" are given. Except under licences from the Ministry of Forestry uses of forest areas must be consistent with the area's function and use as defined in articles 3 and 4 of the Forest Law of 1967. Forestry offices in the provinces are responsible for the protection inside and outside forest areas.