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Prepared By Mas Achmad Santosa Indonesian Center for Environmental Law. PREREQUISITES FOR EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT A Portrait of Indonesia. CHALLENGES. GENERAL PORTRAIT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT. PREREQUISITE OF EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT. PROMISING SITUATION.
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Prepared By Mas Achmad Santosa Indonesian Center for Environmental Law PREREQUISITES FOR EFFECTIVEENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENTA Portrait of Indonesia
PROMISING SITUATION • The concept of “green constitution” has become a part of the proposed (5th) amendment developed by Presidential Advisory Council • Strong political will and leadership of the Chief Justice to promote capacity building of judges and green bench concept • Bureaucratic reform in national and local government, including in Judiciary and Enforcement Agencies has started. • Newly promulgated Freedom of Information Law and freedom of the press enable civil society to participate more effectively • Enabling provision of ORES in the newly promulgated Environmental Protection and Management Act • President SBY has recently pledged in the G20 meeting and COP 15 to cut carbon emission 26% by 2020 and has also promised to stop conversion of peat land and primary forest for 5 years • The government has promised a review of forest concession permit to mitigate the climate change
PROMISING SITUATION • National Development Planning Agencies has recommended the concept of “green industry” which has been included in the National Strategy on the Reduction of Greenhouse Gases • Establishment of ORES initiated by MoE in cooperation with civil society organization (ICEL) and the establishment of Environmental Prosecutor’s Squad in AGO • US government and EU have stopped the trade in illegal timber internationally by making it a serious criminal offence (it prevents illegal timber exportation) • The ongoing cooperation between international development agencies and the Supreme Court, MoE and other agencies to promote the rule of law and environmental justice