Legal Operation
Legal operation. Yagasu was established as a Non-Government Organization (NGO) at the public notary “Risna Rahmi Arifa, SH” in Medan on July 17, 2001 (“Akte No 7”). Adjusted to the new Indonesian Foundation Law, the “Yayasan” was registered under the name of “Yayasan Gajah Sumatera (Yagasu) Aceh at the Public Notary “Sabaruddin Salam, S.H., SpN on 11 May 2006 (“Akte No. 81”) and it was certified by the Decree of Ministry of Law and Human Right Republic of Indonesia No. C-1192.HT.01.02.TH2007.
Indonesia is a member party of the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) since August 1994. The country has ratified the UNFCCC in 1995, the Kyoto Protocol in 2004, and has signed the Paris Agreement in 2015. Our program is consistent with GOI’s national regulatory and legal framework as stipulated in:
- Law No. 5 Year 1960 regarding Land Management
- Law No. 9 Year 1985 on Fishery
- Law No. 5 Year 1990 about Conservation of Biological Nature Resource and Its Ecosystem
- Law No. 24 Year 1992 on Land use Planning
- Law No. 5 Year 1994 on Ratification of United Nations Convention concerning Biological Diversity
- Law No. 23 Year 1997 regarding Environment Management
- Law No. 41 Year 1999 on Forestry
- Law No. 13/2012 about Poverty Management
- Law No. 11/2009 regarding Social Welfare
- Law No. 27 Year 2007 on Management of Coastal Areas and Small Islands
- Presidency Decree No. 32 Year 1990 regarding Management of Protected Areas
