Reconstruction of Forest Licensing Policy in Preventing Greenwashing Perspectives of Islamic Law and Environmental Law in Indonesia

Indri Septiana; Sunarno; Hasrin Jamrudin

doi:10.59890/ijels.v4i4.318

Authors

Indri Septiana Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
Sunarno Universitas muhammadiyah yogyakarta
Hasrin Jamrudin Universitas muhammadiyah yogyakarta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59890/ijels.v4i4.318

Keywords:

Greenwashing, Forest Licensing, Islamic Environmental Law

Abstract

Increasing demand for forest resource utilization in Indonesia has intensified environmental pressures and triggered the emergence of greenwashing practices within the forestry sector. Forest licensing, which should function as an instrument of environmental control, often operates merely as administrative legitimacy for business activities that do not fully reflect ecological sustainability. This condition reveals a gap between formal legality and ecological integrity in forest governance. Integrating environmental law with Islamic legal principles offers a normative and ethical framework to strengthen sustainable forest governance. This research employs a normative qualitative legal method using statutory, conceptual, and case approaches. Legal materials include legislation on forestry and environmental protection, scholarly literature on greenwashing and environmental governance, and Islamic legal sources related to environmental ethics and natural resource management. Data were collected through library research and analyzed qualitatively using legal interpretation and descriptive-analytical techniques.

The findings indicate that Indonesia’s forest licensing framework is normatively comprehensive; however, its implementation remains dominated by administrative compliance rather than ecological performance, creating opportunities for greenwashing. The study suggests reconstructing forest licensing policies by strengthening ecological evaluation, public participation, transparency, and supervision mechanisms grounded in both environmental law and Islamic legal principles to prevent greenwashing and ensure sustainable forest governance.

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