Peran Dinas Kehutanan Dalam Upaya Penanggulangan Tindak Pidana Illegal Logging di Kabupaten Langkat (Studi Kasus Dinas Kehutanan Kabupaten Langkat)

Abstract

The problem of illegal logging is actually a very complex thing, because not only related to the aspect of law enforcement or juridical, but also related to economic, sociological and cultural aspects, from the problem of forest encountered It is the responsibility of the Government and the law enforcement authorities to restore the degraded forest areas as a result of illegal logging. This is because illegal logging practices are increasingly margined, leading to increased forest damage. In accordance with the above description, the authors propose problems in this research expressed in the form of questions: How is the role of forestry service in the effort to tackle illegal logging crimes, any obstacles Faced by the forestry service of Langkat District in tackling illegal logging crimes. The objectives that will be achieved in this research based on the problem above is to know the role of forestry service in the effort to mitigate illegal crimes loging, to find out the constraints faced by the forestry service in tackling the Criminal acts of illegal loging. The research method used is normative by collecting secondary legal materials, namely, a material that as a supporter of primary legal material, in the form of books, legislation, scientific works and so on and other archives that Related to the problem at the research site. Conducting interviews with the regional authorities of the District forestry The efforts undertaken by the District Forestry service in tackling the criminal act of Llegal logging is to conduct regular patrols, conduct counseling to local communities and coordinate with the musicians. The obstacles that are facing the forestry service of the District in the criminal act of illegal logging is a lack of facilities, lack of personnel (fleet), sember human resources that lack understanding funsi and the importance of forests for humans.