The Thesis entitled The Role of the Environmental Service of the Special Region of
Yogyakarta Region Goverment in the plan to control environmental damage as a
result of the construction of the Yogyakarta toll road. The purpose of this thesis is
to find out the role of the DIY environmental service and the constraints faced by
the environmental service of the Yogyakarta Special Region goverment. in the plan
to control environmental damage as a result of the construction of the Yogyakarta
toll road. This type of research in this thesis is empirical legal research, the type of
data used in this research is primary data and secondary data, data collection
methods used are field studies through interviews and literature studies. The data
analysis method is using qualitative techniques. The conclusion of this thesis is the
role of the environmental service of the Special Region of Yogyakarta in the plan
to control environmental damage as a result of the construction of the Yogyakarta
toll road, namely the first, as a team to assess the Environmental Impact Analysis
document for the Special Region of Yogyakarta. The second is to supervise the
construction process of the Yogyakarta toll road construction so that it runs
according to the plan and does not violate applicable regulations. Third, supervise
environmental management after the completion of the Yogyakarta toll road
construction. Fourth, cooperate with the Transportation Agency in supervising and
limiting the amount of emissions and noise levels released by vehicles passing
through the Yogyakarta toll road. Fifth, become a mediator when there is a dispute
that occurs in the environmental sector. Sixth, to prevent, control and restore
environmental pollution or damage due to the construction of the Yogyakarta toll
road. As for the obstacles faced by the environmental service in the plan to control
environmental damage as a result of the construction of the Yogyakarta toll road,
namely the first is the lack of public awareness of the environment, the second is
the existence of the Covid-19 pandemic the third is the lack of coordination between
regional environmental services Special Yogyakarta with other parties and the
fourth is the lack of human resources who are experts in the field of environmental
assessment at the DIY Environmental Agency..