The turbulence between economic and ecological interests is a classic problem in the issue of implementing the principles of sustainable development. It is very important that the nation's wisdom and affirmation to the future of the nation and its people to be tested for its accuracy. It is very urgent also to apply a legal framework for environmental economic instruments in strengthening the resilience of disaster areas. There are two issues discussed in this article, first is how the role of environmental economic instruments in controlling strengthens the resilience of disaster-prone areas in Yogyakarta, and second is how the environmental economic instruments compare between Indonesia and Canada. These two problems are solved using normative legal research through legal studies, journals, books and trusted internet sites. The results of the discussion show that environmental economic instruments have a role to strengthen the resilience of disaster areas in D.I. Yogyakarta, for example, by applying one of the environmental economic instruments in the form of environmental taxes as revenue from a special government budget only for sustainable development and overcoming environmental damage. This is based on the Law on Environmental Protection and Management which states that there are economic instruments for the environment and one of them is to apply taxes. That is why environmental economic instruments are designed as an effort to manage and overcome environmental problems. Environmental economic instruments can be applied by the government with the suggestions that have been mentioned by the authors in this article.Environmental economic instruments, especially environmental taxes, must also be applied by the Central Government, especially the D.I. Yogyakarta Government as a role that must be carried out in tax reform in Indonesia