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Law Number 23 of 1997 on Environmental Management

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  • The environment of Indonesia, as a gift and grace from God Almighty to the people and nation of Indonesia, serves as a space for life in all aspects and its matrix in accordance with the Archipelago Insight. In order to utilize natural resources to advance the general welfare as mandated in the 1945 Constitution and to achieve happiness in life based on Pancasila, it is necessary to implement sustainable development with an environmental perspective based on integrated and comprehensive national policies that consider the needs of present and future generations. It is deemed necessary to implement environmental management to preserve and develop the capabilities of the environment in a harmonious, balanced, and sustainable manner to support the realization of sustainable development with an environmental perspective. The implementation of environmental management in the context of sustainable development with an environmental perspective must be based on legal norms while considering the level of public awareness and global environmental developments as well as international legal instruments related to the environment.
  • The legal basis of this Law is the 1945 Constitution, Article 5 paragraph (1), Article 20 paragraph (1), and Article 33 paragraph (3).
  • This Law regulates the provisions of environmental management. Environmental management is an integrated effort to preserve the functions of the environment, which includes policies for planning, utilization, development, maintenance, recovery, supervision, and control of the environment. Environmental management, conducted on the principles of state responsibility, sustainability, and benefit, aims to realize sustainable development with an environmental perspective in the context of the holistic development of the Indonesian people and the overall development of the Indonesian society that is faithful and devoted to God Almighty. The objectives of environmental management are: to achieve harmony, compatibility, and balance between humans and the environment, to realize Indonesians as environmental beings who have attitudes and actions to protect and nurture the environment, to guarantee the interests of present and future generations, to achieve the sustainability of environmental functions, to ensure the wise utilization of resources, and to protect the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia from the impacts of activities outside the national territory that cause pollution and/or environmental damage. Every person has the same right to a good and healthy environment. Every person is obliged to maintain the sustainability of environmental functions and to prevent and address pollution and environmental damage. The community has equal and extensive opportunities to participate in environmental management. The authority of environmental management. Preservation of environmental functions. The requirements for environmental planning include: licensing, supervision, administrative sanctions, and environmental audits. Environmental dispute resolution includes: out-of-court environmental dispute resolution and environmental dispute resolution through the courts, covering compensation, strict liability, statute of limitations for filing lawsuits, and the rights of communities and environmental organizations to file lawsuits. Investigation.