Muslim Projects to Halt Climate Change in Indonesia

Fachruddin M. Mangunjaya, - and Iwan Wijayanto, - and Jatna Supriatna, - and Harfiyah Haleem, - and Fazlun Khalid, - (2010) Muslim Projects to Halt Climate Change in Indonesia. IPCSS. pp. 117-130.

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Abstract

This paper reviews some Muslim activities in Indonesia in response to environmental and climate change. As a nation, Indonesia gives religion a strategic role in order to respect ethical and moral values. This gives Islam, as the major religion, a correspondingly greater opportunity to take part in this democratic nation. The clerics (ulama) play an important role due to the numbers of their followers and thus have a major voice. Therefore, environmental agencies including NGOs and governmental agencies (Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Forestry) work in close co-operation with Islamic institutions such as Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah in order to popularize the environmental movement. With the existence of the religious-based organizations, secular organizations like Conservation International (CI) can synergize conservation action programs through the network in order to reach the “grass roots” more effectively. Cooperation is also being developed with Islamic-based educational institutions such as Islamic universities, Pesantren (Islamic Boarding Schools) and, at the local level, activities are carried out together with the Imams and Khatibs who are based in remote villages. As climate change, challenges the country, several actions have been taken to address the climate challenge such as declaring Islamic legal opinions (fatwa), and reforestation by planting trees. Keywords Climate change, Environmental movement, Nahdlatul ulama (NU), Muhammadiyah, Pesantren (Islamic boarding school), NGOs, Government of Indonesia

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Divisions: Artikel > Biologi
Depositing User: BPSI Unas
Date Deposited: 30 Aug 2017 04:49
Last Modified: 30 Aug 2017 04:49
URI: http://repository.unas.ac.id/id/eprint/171

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