<![CDATA[The ecological crisis manifested in the increasing occurrence of floods and landslides in Sumatra is not solely associated with hydrometeorological factors, but is also closely related to deforestation, land-use change, and weak environmental governance. This study aims to analyze the ecological crisis and the implementation of environmental policies in relation to floods and landslides in Sumatra through the perspective of ḥifẓ al-bi’ah as an integral component of maqāṣid al-syarī‘ah, while also formulating a policy direction oriented toward sustainability and ecological justice. This study employs a qualitative approach using a normative-juridical method based on library research, incorporating philosophical, conceptual, and statutory approaches to primary, secondary, and tertiary legal sources. The findings indicate that ecological degradation caused by deforestation, land-use change, and weak environmental oversight has increased vulnerability to floods and landslides. The main problem in environmental policy lies not in the absence of regulations, but in weak implementation, law enforcement, supervision, and the dominance of exploitative economic interests. This study contributes to the existing literature by positioning ḥifẓ al-bi’ah as an evaluative framework for environmental policy rather than merely as an ethical principle, through the integration of dar’ al-mafāsid (prevention of harm) and jalb al-maṣāliḥ (promotion of public welfare). This framework highlights the need to shift environmental policy from a reactive and exploitative orientation toward a preventive, ecologically just, and intergenerationally sustainable approach.]]>
