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Access to Environmental Information in Indonesia
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3. Environmental Law Framework Access to Information
Environmental Management &
Protection Act (EPMA) No. 32 of
2009
Establish the right to access to environmental information,
the development of Environmental Information System
Air Pollution Control Govt
Regulation No. 41 of 1999 and
Related Regulations
Provides obligation for business entities to announce its
compliance with the standards, conduct prevention and
countermeasures for the air pollution
Provides obligation for the government to announce to the
public if the Air Pollution Index reached certain level
Water Pollution Control Govt
Regulation No. 82 of 2001 and
Related Regulations
Establish the right of community to obtain information and
participate in the decision making process .
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9. Respond from
the request
Respond from the
Appeal
Respond from the
Dispute Settlement
Granted 26 4 0
Mute Refusal 48 9 0
No Information held 7 2 0
Pending/still in process 0 3 0
Refused 0 0 0
Get respond but the
requester not satisfied
3 0 0
Total Requests 84, Internal Appeal: 18, Dispute Settlement: 0
10. Respond from
the request
Respond from the
Appeal
Respond from the
Dispute Settlement
Granted 10 0 0
Mute Refusal 7 0 0
No Information held 0 0 0
Pending/still in process 0 0 0
Refused 0 0 0
Total Requests: 17, Internal Appeal: 0, Dispute Settlement: 0
11. Respond from
the request
Respond from the
Appeal
Respond from the
Dispute Settlement
Granted 11 6 2
Mute Refusal 33 32 0
No Information held 0 2 7
Pending/still in process 0 0 0
Refused 0 0 17
Get respond but the
requester not satisfied
9 3 0
Total Requests: 53 Internal Appeal: 43 Dispute Settlement: 26
12. Respond from
the request
Respond from the
Appeal
Respond from the
Dispute Settlement
Granted 1 1 3
Mute Refusal 19 18 0
No Information held 0 1 4
Pending/still in process 0 0 0
Refused 0 0 9
Get respond but the
requester not satisfied
1 0 0
Total Requests: 21 , Internal Appeal: 20 , Dispute Settlement: 16
13. Discrimination in service and issuance of environmental
information by Public Bodies;
Environmental Information (e.g. EIA) is not available at the
community’s living area;
There has not been any ‘transfer’ mechanism conducted by
the Public Bodies;
The information provided by the Public Bodies is often raw
un-interpreted data;
Public Bodies are often unable to determine the correct
documents to answer the requested information filed by the
community;
No specific arrangement between the PIDA mechanism and
the records management within the Public Bodies
14. The result and location of the control stationed which
monitor air quality are not shared with the community;
EIA reports don’t cover other harmful substances
released/emitted into the environment;
ISPA (upper respiratory tract infection) is relatively high and
this matter has been foreseen in EIA but no explanation on
what the community should do;
The ambient in the vicinity of TJB quality does not violate
Indonesian standard but if it is converted to international
standard, it is considered a violation and might be harmful
to health.
15. The national quality standard of liquid waste in the pulp and
paper industry has not covered specific chemicals;
The process of permit issuance regarding waste dumping to
the Ciujung River does not inform and involve the impacted
community;
The format of the waste dumping permit is very simple
compared to the format required in other countries (i.e. USA);
The extension of liquid waste dumping permits by the local
Government is not based on the result of work and compliance
assessment related to the environment;
There are certain violations conducted by PT IKPP related with
effluent standards
16. Improved regulations and implementation of PIDA;
Capacity building for Public Bodies and community
members;
Proactive release is already mandated by several
regulations, the Government have to do its obligation.
17. Improved regulations is needed;
There is a need to monitor the health of the
communities and analyze the correlation between
coal power plant operation and their health;
Accessible, understandable data and information
for the community should be provided.
18. Improved regulation is needed concerning the
quality standard of liquid waste from the pulp and
paper industries;
Stronger law enforcement is required for violations
committed by the companies;
There is a need for proactive information from the
Government to the community.
EIA reports don’t cover other harmful substances released/emitted into the environment e.g mercury, volatile organic compounds released by coal fired power plant