Global and local perspectives on Indonesia's environmental problems and the role of NGO's

Since the Basel Convention went into effect in 1992, the transboundary movement of hazardous wastes to developing countries for final disposal has been illegal. The first Minister for the Environment (Menteri Lingkungan Hidiip) was appointed in Indonesia in 1978.10 The Stockholm Conference had been...

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Published inBijdragen tot de taal-, land- en volkenkunde Vol. 154; no. 2; pp. 305 - 334
Main Author Colombijn, Freek
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Brill 01.01.1998
KITLV Press
Koninklijke Brill NV
Subjects
Ecological sustainability
Economic growth
Environmental conservation
Environmental Degradation
Environmental impact
Environmental Policy
Environmental Protection
Environmentalism
Forest ecology
Globalization
Indonesia
International cooperation
International Relations
Local Politics
Localization
Natural resources
NGOs
Non-governmental organizations
Nongovernmental Organizations
Politics
South Asian studies
Sustainable Development
Water shortages
World Bank
New York
Jakarta Indonesia
East Asia
Singapore
United States > US
Indonesia
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Summary:Since the Basel Convention went into effect in 1992, the transboundary movement of hazardous wastes to developing countries for final disposal has been illegal. The first Minister for the Environment (Menteri Lingkungan Hidiip) was appointed in Indonesia in 1978.10 The Stockholm Conference had been a stimulus for the appointment. Since there was little evidence of great environmental concern in Indonesia at that time, it is more likely that the ministry was formed to make a good impression on worried foreign donors than to develop a really new policy. A positive point is that article 19 of the 1982 Basic Environmental Management Act explicitly acknowledges NGOs as active players in the nation's conservation efforts. Since Stockholm, international NGOs (that is, western NGOs operating on a global level) have shown interest in developing countries. [...]Astra's new partner was an Indonesian state-owned forestry company, Inhutani II, financed by reforestation funds (Environesia December 1989, December 1990; Far Eastern Economic Review 2-11-1989; Wall Street Journal 20-1-1989).
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ISSN:0006-2294
2213-4379
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DOI:10.1163/22134379-90003900