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Indonesia has vast forest  resources . According to the authorities, approximately 130 million hectares, or around 70% of its total land area, is forested. A major part of Indonesia's forest  area, or 56 million hectares, is designated as a protection and conservation area. forest  management is a key concern regarding responsible investment in agriculture. Agricultural growth has relied to a large extent on converting forest ed areas into agricultural land, which has caused a loss of biodiversity , and generatedcarbon emissions and higher rates of soil erosion . The principle of sustainable forest  management is the basis of Ministry of forestry Regulation No. P.645/Menhut-II/2012, which also states that timber industries and exporters must obtain a Timber Legality Certification to ensure that timber and timber products in the domestic and international market are legal and produced from sustainable and legal sources.

Indonesian Timber Legality Verification System (SVLK) is a licensing scheme that guarantees export timber in accordance with the laws of Indonesia's forests through government and legal definitions that have been approved by various parties. Indo-TLAS consists of legality standards, criteria, verifiers, verification methods, and evaluation norms. Indo-TLAS designed to be a legality verification system that is reliable, efficient and fair as a contribution in the fight against illegal logging. TLAS/SVLK is a cornerstone forsustainable forest  management accomplishment. This certificate is our national commitment to eradicate illegal logging and illegal trading.

Around 70% of Indonesia’s land area remains covered by forests but widespread illegal logging practices have led to serious environmental damage. In the face of illegal logging and the smuggling of timber, the government has supplemented its domestic enforcement efforts by signing international agreements with the European Union, Malaysia, Japan, and the PRC to ban the import of illegal logs from Indonesia. Indonesia has instituted a number of policy measures to discourage or ban log exports in order to encourage processing industries within Indonesia. In 2011 Indonesia banned exports of raw and semi-processed rattan (used for traditional furniture). The measure was designed to encourage rattan furniture production but instead seems to be pushing rattan prices down. On the other hand, processed wood and wood manufactures (including finished products such as furniture) make an important contribution to Indonesia's exports.

A large percentage of Indonesia’s land area remains covered by tropical rainforest; s. However, widespread illegal logging practices have led to serious environmental damage.

Government efforts to protect the country’s forestry resources , through the introduction of restrictions on logging and through reforest; ation programmes, have been only partially successful, in part owing to widespread forest  fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan that have become an almost regular phenomenon since the mid 1990s. Many of these fires, which generate huge clouds of smoke that are carried over much of South-East Asia, are started deliberately, by subsistence farmers practising traditional "slash-and-burn" methods of cultivation, and by large-scale plantation owners seeking to clear the forest  for new cash crop estates. Several legislative changes have been made, but the legal framework for forest management remains inconsistent and allows for unsustainable practices. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest  Degradation (or REDD) was launched in Indonesia in 2010 and the Government declared a 2-year forest  moratorium in 2011. In a positive development, the Government recently approved the country's first project under the REDD scheme.137  

The legal basis for Indonesia Fisheries regulated in Fisheries Act No. 45 Year 2009. Related to the issue of illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing ). Indonesia has strong commitment to prevent, reduce and combat activities IUU fishing.

Fisheries management is the responsibility of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries , which has the stated aim of managing the marine ecosystem in a sustainable manner. Fisheries management is regulated by the Fisheries Act No. 45/2009. The Act regulates, inter alia, subsidies, support, and incentives to small-scale and artisanal fisheries , including fuel subsidies as stipulated in Presidential Regulation No. 15/2012. Effective management of fisheries is difficult to achieve due, inter alia, to the lack of enforcement capabilities (in the face of illegal, unreported and unregulated catches) and inadequate fisheries management at the provincial level.

International recognition of the concept of the archipelagic state in 1982 permitted Indonesia to declare the waters separating its many islands to be an exclusive economic zone (EEZ), thereby giving the country effective control over the huge marine fisheries resources of this sea area. These resources began to be developed in 1987, both through issuing licences to foreign fishing fleets, and encouraging private (including foreign) investment in the fishing industry, especially in shrimp and tuna fisheries. These developments not withstanding, productivity in the sea- fishing industry has remained low, while overfishing in some areas is threatening to deplete fish stocks, especially in the western parts of the archipelago. Illegal fishing , by foreign and domestic operators, also remains a serious problem, causing considerable environmental damage and substantial revenue losses to Indonesia.

Indonesia has the term of requirement trade to Europe Union namely Certification Catch Fish that stipulated in the Marine and Fisheries Minister Decree No. 13 year 2012; Indonesia also has endorsed a Regional Plan of Action (RPOA) in order to pursue responsible fisheries , including combat against IUU Fishing.

Tax facilities in the form of income tax exemptions or reductions were announced by the Government through Minister of Finance Regulation No. 139/2011. The tax facilities are provided to firms in pioneer industries that have a wide range of connections, provide additional value and high externalities, introduce new technologies, and have strategic value for the national economy. Currently, this is applicable to: basic metal industry; oil refinery and/or base organic chemicals sourced from oil and gas; renewable energy ; machinery; and telecommunications. Eligible taxpayers may enjoy the income tax exemption for five to ten years from the start of commercial production. At the end of the tax holiday, the taxpayers are given a 50% income tax reduction for a further two tax years. Only Indonesian legal entities with a minimum investment value of Rp 1 trillion (US$120 million) are eligible for the facilities.