Legal compensation for the restoration of forest resources and wildlife

Abstract

The objective of this research was to analyze problems related to the valuation for the restoration of forest resources and wildlife, issues in setting criteria for calculating the value for restoration, challenges in assessing compensation costs for restoration, problems in defining state expenses for restoration other than compensation, and issues related to the objectives of environmental funds regarding subsidies for the restoration of damaged forest resources and wildlife due to violations. Qualitative research methods through document analysis and field research were employed, with samples including government agencies, private sector entities, legal experts, and environmental law scholars. The findings indicated multiple enforcement issues, suggesting the need to enhance the valuation of forest resources and wildlife for restoration, including criteria based on environmental economics principles or other reliable data sources. It also recommends immediate liability for damage without preconditions for restoration, setting criteria for assessing damage and compensation costs for restoration, including evaluation expenses and legal costs as other state expenses, and specifying environmental funds to use subsidies for climate repair or reducing pollution from damaged forest resources and wildlife due to violations. Moreover, legal frameworks regarding the management, preservation, and use of compensation for restoration as non-budgetary should be improved, with state agencies acting as plaintiffs in civil lawsuits.