The application of hierarchical theory and regulation of laws and regulations in Indonesia is still not fully implemented properly, especially in many cases there are still many laws and regulations under the law that are contrary to the law but not immediately revoked or revised. In its application in forestry regulations from the Decree of the Minister of Forestry number 454/KPTS-II/1999 concerning the appointment of forest areas in Southeast Sulawesi issued on June 17, 1999 and the Forestry Minister’s decree number 465/Menhut-II/2011 concerning declining status the forest area in Southeast Sulawesi issued on August 9, 2011 also contradicts the theory and regulations contained in article 7 paragraph (1) of Law Number 12 of 2011 concerning the Establishment of legislation in which the problems in the status of forest areas in the decree the minister of forestry mentioned above contradicts article 1 point 3 of Act number 19 of 2004. Law number 41 of 1999 concerning forestry has been amended by the decision of the Constitutional Court number 45/PUU-IX/2011 which was established on February 21, 2012 where the determination of forest areas is not only biased by the government as it is which occurred in the Decree of the Minister of Forestry number 454/KPTS-II/1999 concerning the appointment of forest areas in Southeast Sulawesi and the Forestry Minister’s decree number 465/Menhut-II/2011 concerning the decline in the status of forest areas in Southeast Sulawesi but must have been established regulated in forestry minister number 44 of 2004 concerning forestry planning which starts from the process of designating forest areas, structuring forest boundaries, mapping boundary areas and setting boundaries of forest areas so that the problem of forest area status can be minimized by applying appropriate theories and regulations in the hierarchy legislative regulations in the field of forestry in Indonesia.

The issue of forest destruction in the North Buton region lately should have received serious attention from all parties. The nature reserve is one of the protected areas that have the function of conservation, sustainable use of biological natural resources and its ecosystem. One of them is the Wildlife Reserve Forest in Ronta Village, West Kulisusu District and Limited Production Forest in Kambowa, Torombia, Wantulasi, Korolabu and Bira Villages, North Kulisusu District, North Buton Regency. The objectives of this study are (1) To determine the role of the Forestry Police in the Prevention and Eradication of Forest Destruction Based on Law Number 18 of 2013 in North Buton Regency; (2) To determine the inhibiting factors of North Buton District Forestry Police in taking measures to Prevent and Eradicate Forest Destruction Based on Law Number 18 of 2013 in North Buton Regency. The method in this study is juridical empirical with the number of respondents from this study were 6 (six) members of the North Buton District Forestry Police. Data analysis using qualitative descriptive analysis. The results showed that: (1) The forest area of North Buton Regency is 135,362.38 Ha or 72% of the total area of North Buton Regency, which consists of: Ordinary Production Forests covering an area of 6,521.03 Ha, Limited Production Forests covering an area of 10,535.16 Ha, Production Forests that can be converted are 33,331.71 Ha, Protected Forests are 9,463.72 Ha and Wildlife Reserve Forests are 75,528.26 Ha. In these forest areas, there are several types of wood that have high economic value both for trade within the district and outside the North Buton Regency. Apart from wood, there are also other forest assets such as rattan, dammar, mace and others.(2) Factors that hinder the task of the Forestry Police in the Prevention and Eradication of Forest Destruction in North Buton Regency are: (a) Lack of public knowledge about forest functions, as well as applicable laws and regulations concerning forestry; (b) Lack of Forestry Police personnel; (c) Lack of budget; (d) Communities still consider forest as their main livelihood; (e) Lack of supervision from the competent agencies and related agencies; (f) The involvement of officers who back up the perpetrators of illegal logging.