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2.5 Overall goals of Green School Programmer in Indonesia
The major goals of the new Green School Programmer are to: 1. Increase awareness and understanding, among students, communities and all
stakeholders, both internal and external, of the fundamental interrelationships and interdependencies between natural and human systems;
2. Foster awareness of and concern about economic, social, and ecological interdependence;
3. Foster concern and a sense of responsibility for the environment and society; 4. Provide every person with opportunities to acquire the knowledge, values,
attitudes, commitments, and skills needed to protect and improve the environment and promote societal and economic development;
5. Increase skills in synthesizing information from a variety of disciplines and knowledge areas in order to develop an integrated body of knowledge on
Education for Sustainable Development; 6. Increase capacity to understand and make decisions about key issues affecting
the individual, society, and the environment; 7. Foster new patterns of behavior among individuals, groups, and society as a
whole towards the environment; and 8.
Demonstrate the principles of sustainability in schools‘ operation, decision- making practices, attitudes and responsibility towards their communities.
2.6 Environmental Principles for Environmental Laws
The Environmental Law Centre recognizes that the environment is a public good that must be protected. The Environmental Law Centre‘s
Strategic Plan 2012-2015 references several core environmental principles that are required for strong and effective environmental laws, policies and
legal processes. These core principles are:
1. Sustainability
Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their
own needs. It contains within it two key concepts;
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a. the concept of needs, in particular the essential needs of the world‘s poor, to
which overriding priority should be given; and b. the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social
organization on the environment‘s ability to meet present and future needs. The principle of sustainability refers to the need for development to be
socially, economically and environmentally sound. Long-term economic growth depends on a healthy environment. It also affects the environment in
many ways. Ensuring environmentally sound and sustainable economic development requires the technology and wealth that is generated by
continued economic growth. Economic and environmental planning and management must therefore be integrated. Surely the potential consequences
for a communitys livelihood, health and other social matters from environmental change are integral to decision-making on matters affecting
environmental quality, the goals of environmental protection and sustainable development, of integrating environmental protection and economic decisions,
of predicting environmental, social, economic and cultural consequences of a proposed activity and of providing for involvement by the public, proponents,
government, and government agencies.
2. Precautionary Principle
To protect the environment, the precautionary approach shall be widely applied by States according to their capabilities. Where there are
threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent
environmental degradation. In order to achieve sustainable development, policies must be based on the precautionary principle. Environmental
measures must anticipate, prevent and attack the causes of environmental degradation. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of
full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing measures to prevent environmental degradation.
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3. Pollution Prevention
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