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Environmental damage in Indonesia has reached the most alarming level. Data shows that until September 11, 2019, the Agency for Climatology and Geophysics Meteorology, in September 2019, there were 1,211 hotspots as the cause of forest and land fires spread across various regions of Sumatra. In addition, 77 hotspots in Bangka Belitung Province were detected, West Sumatra and Riau Islands each with 11 points, North Sumatra with 10 points and Bengkulu with one hot spot. The other environmental damage, which is also a phenomenon in Indonesia, is a pile of garbage that pollutes the waters of the sea, illegal fishing using bombs that impact the destruction of coral reefs and marine biological resources, as well as illegal logging which results in erosion that damages the environment. Environmental damage is generally caused by human behavior which can be held liable according to environmental law in Indonesia. The existence of environmental criminal sanctions to provide a deterrent to environmental offenders in Indonesia, is currently not effective enough. In this connection, in the context of combating crime against the environment, it is necessary to establish a commission that has legal authority to conduct legal proceedings against perpetrators of environmental destruction in Indonesia. The commission is the Commission for Crime Against The Environment. This paper will outline the urgency of the Commission for Crime Against the Environment, as a criminal law enforcement agency in Indonesia in dealing with crimes against the environment. The existence of this commission, can be the only institution to seriously investigate who are the main actors of environmental damage in Indonesia, as one of the strategic efforts to create a good environment for the people of Indonesia and to realize sustainable development with environmental insight.