Ecological repentance movement mobilizes thousands of schools in Indonesia
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Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry/Environmental Agency (KLH/BPLH) launched the Ecological Repentance Movement, engaging thousands of schools across the country.
This initiative builds on the two-decade-long Adiwiyata Program, aiming to foster environmentally conscious schools. 2,649 schools in 38 provinces and 514 districts are participating in “Ecological Repentance Towards Schools with Environmental Culture.” KLH/BPLH collaborated with the Ministry of Religious Affairs and the Ministry of Basic Education and Secondary Education to translate ecological awareness into measurable action over the next 30 days.
Minister Moh Jumhur Hidayat stressed that ecological repentance must move beyond symbolic declarations, requiring moral awareness of past environmental harm and consistent restorative actions. He also stated that changes require moral awareness, religious values, and law enforcement, along with supportive systems like waste management.
The movement focuses on five areas within the Adiwiyata program, cleanliness, waste management, biodiversity conservation, energy saving, and water conservation, and asks schools to follow five stages: reflection, cessation of harmful habits, improvement of systems, restoration, and cultivation of new practices. KLH/BPLH also encourages schools to set measurable targets, tracked via the Adiwiyata Information System (SIDIA), with success measured by concrete behavioral changes and environmental improvements. Officials hope the program will extend beyond school grounds, creating wider positive impacts.
