BINTARI Foundation

FROM INFORMAL TO FORMAL AND

FROM ADULT TO CHILDREN EDUCATIONIN ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

(Case story: “Partnership in Mangrove Reforestation for Semarang City, Indonesia”)

Prepared by: Joesron Alie Syahbana and Suryani(BINTARI Foundation, Semarang City, Indonesia

For Asia-Pacific Experts Workshop on NFE-FE Partnership for Promotion of ESD

Okayama 2nd – 4th of October 2013

OUT LINE OF PRESENTATION

1. From the sky, how to go down to the earth;

2. Bintari activities at glance;3. Mangrove Reforestation Program;4. Environmental education goes to

Elementary School in Semarang;5. Conclussion6. Pictures show

From the sky, how to go down to the earth;

THE DECADE OF ‘80 – ‘90

“SOPHISTICATED ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEGDE”

BORING INTELECTUALTECHNOCRATIC ,  BEAUROCRATIC

SOCIETIES MEETINGS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

BINTARI FOCUSED ACTIVITIES

MISSED LINKENVIROMENTALKNOWLEDGE

LOW INCOME COMMUNITY’S VICTIMS

TRAININGS & COURSES, OTHERINFORMAL EDUCATIONS FOR MIDLE LEVEL MANAGEMENT STAFFS

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSTMENTWASTE WATER TREATMENT

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT?

“SOPHISTICATED ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEGDE”

THE DECADE OF ‘90 – 2000 BINTARI FOCUSED ACTIVITIES

LOW INCOME COMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT

LOCAL INSTITUTION EMPOWERMENTCOMMUNITY BASED – LEARNING BY DOINGAPPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENTALKNOWLEDGE & TECHNOLOGY

Appropriate knowledge and affordable technology skills, infrastructures applications

Social engineering and behavioural changes

REDUCE

MORE

(they are not always be effective instruments due to big challenges related to socio-culture-behaviour,

income, population ect)

APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEGDE”

THE DECADE OF 2000 – 2010

LOW INCOME COMMUNITY

TRAININGS & COURSESFOR TEACHERGROUP

NFE – FE PARTNERSHIP

BINTARI FOCUSED ACTIVITIES

How to get larger impacts and sustainable activities ?

BINTARI Activities at Glance

How Bintari takes a part  of Environmental and Sustainable 

Development in Semarang City ?

SEMARANG CITY, INDONESIA

SeaLow Land & Coastal Hilly

Top Hill/Upstream

TAPAKTAPAK

profile of bintari

Bina Karta Lestari (BINTARI) Foundation is NGO which concern on the environmental management to support sustainable development. BINTARI officially commenced its activities on February 15, 1986 by some experts, academics, and environmental observers.

Non-profit, non-politic, and self-reliance organization which commit to realize a sustainable and fair environmental management based oncommunity participation.

To empower community in environmental management by increasing knowledge, awareness, and promoting environmental protection efforts.

Values : Sustainable, Justice, Participatory, and Independent. Principles : Transparant, Professional, Accountable, and Innovative

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BOARD OF CHAIRMANBOARD OF CHAIRMAN

PRESIDENT

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

COM‐DEV DIVISION

RESEARCH DIVISION

COOPERATION DIVISION

SUPPORTING SYSTEM

PROGRAM

BOARD OF SUPERVISOR

BOARD OF CHAIRMAN‐ Prof. Dr. Sudharto P. Hadi‐ Prof. Dr. Budi Widianarko‐ Prof. Dr. Sri Mulyani ES 

BOARD OF SUPERVISOR‐ Bambang Pramudyanto‐ Sasmitohadi‐ Ir. Agus Hadiyarto, MT‐ Drs. Gunarto

PRESIDENT :Dr. Joesron AliesyahbanaEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR :Feri Prihantoro‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT :Abdul RoviqRESEARCH DIVISIONDessy HaryantiCOOPERATION DIVISIONAmalia WulansariSUPORTING SYSTEMAndhiani Manik

Organization Stucture

environment environment educationeducation

agroagro--forestryforestry

solid and water wastesolid and water wastemanagementmanagement

coastalcoastalconservation conservation

climate climate changechange

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Strategic FocusesStrategic Focuses

Four Strategic Focuses• Environment education, the purpose to realize environmental on

sustainable development education as a basic knowledge for human to understand ecological framework as a part of our life and culture.

• Agro-forestry, to create a community which concern with natural conservation in up-land area by increasing community’s awareness of natural conservation through their livelihood.

• Solid waste management, the strategy has an aim to realize clean, healthy, and comfortable urban settlement by creating an effective solid waste management through reducing the production and utilizing the waste by improving community’s participation. The programs conducted are:

• Waste water management, this strategy is aimed to control and reduce waste water which is sufficient and could be accepted by community by increasing the efficiency of Waste Water Treatment Facility’s (WWTF) management in finance, process and human resource

• Coastal conservation, to create a community which concern with natural conservation in coastal area by increasing community’s awareness of natural conservation in their daily life.

International Funding Sources & Cooperation Networks

FUNDING SOURCES

•CIDA, 1987•JICA, 2000 ‐ now•GTZ/GIZ, 2001 ‐ now•AusAid, 2006 ‐ 2007•Environment Restoration Cooperation Agency (ERCA), 2008 ‐ now

•JFGE (Japan for Global Environment), 2008 ‐ 2009

•Rockefeller Foundation, 2009 – now•Ichiyoshi Company, 2009 – now

•UCC Ueshima Coffe & AEON, 2010

•Green Fund Japan, 2011 – now

COOPERATION  NETWORKS

•OXFAM, 1987

•Kitakyushu International‐Techno Cooperation Agency (KITA) Japan, 1993 ‐now

•Nasional Environmental Education Network, 2000 – now

•Kitakyushu University and Kumamoto University, 2000 – now

•ESD‐J Japan, 2006 – now•Friends of The Earth (FoE) Japan, 2008 ‐now

•Mercy Corps, 2009 – now

•Asian NGO Network ESD (ANNE), 2008 –now 

environment education(formal and non formal)

• Elementary school in as a main target for formal education

• Exchange information (internship, eco/study tour)

• Community empowerment

– Capacity Building for Supervisors Regarding Environmental Education in Semarang City, cooperation with KITA-ECC Japan (2002 - 2008)

– Environmental education training for Elementary School teachers in Babon Watersheed, in cooperation with ProLH GTZ (2004 - 2006).

– Social Rehabilitation through Development of Disaster Management Education in Klaten, cooperation with JICA & AusAid (2006 – 2008)

– Research & Making Booklet for Climate Change Impact & Adaptation at the local Community Level, cooperation with FoE Japan (Friends of Earth) supported by JFGE (Japan Fund for Global Environment) (2007 – 2008)

– Asia : Good ESD Practice Project, cooperation with Education for Sustainable Development Japan (ESD-J) and Toyota Foundation (2006 –2008). This program is reporting 5 cases from each country about Good Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) practices

Agro‐forestry 

– National Movement Program of Land and Forest Rehabilitation (GNRHL) in the City of Semarang, in cooperation with Semarang City Agriculture Department (2004 - 2006).

– Land Rehabilitation using vetiver in Semarang Regency, in cooperation with ProLH GTZ (2006 – 2007).

– Community based Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation through Sustainable Agro Forestry in Ungaran, Semarang, Indonesiacooperation with JFGE (Japan Fund for Global Environment) (2008-2010)

• Up-land conservation through combination between forest and agriculture activity with balancing environment and economic

• Developing eco-friendly livelihoods for sustainable development

• Developing simple technology from local wisdom or knowledge as a community adaptation and mitigation efforts for climate change impacts

Solid Waste Management

Temporary DisposalHOUSEHOLD

• Plastic• Metal• Bottle• Glass• Leave • Vegetable• Food Waste• Battery• Chemical Material

Scavenger

Transporter

FINAL DISPOSAL(control landfill)

Recycle Center/Industry

Community Responsibility Local Government Responsibility

• Open Dumping• Burning

• Paradigm change in community solid waste management• Solid waste management for sustainable development

(environment, economic, and social aspect)

HOUSEHOLD

• Plastic• Metal• Bottle• Glass

Final Disposal

Recycle Market

Community Responsibility

• Leave• Vegetable• Food Waste

• Battery• Chemical Material

COMPOSTAgriculture & Garden

Pemilahan oleh Rumah Tangga

Decreasing Waste• Decreasing transportation• Decreasing final disposal volume

Clean, Efficiency, Stable

STORAGE

Temporary Disposal

– Decentralization of Waste Management in several area in central java province in cooperation with local government (2007 - now).

– Member of Solid Waste Management National Network

▫ Decentralization of Waste Management in Bukit Kencana Jaya Settlement Semarang, in cooperation with ProLH GTZ and the City of Semarang Government (2005 - 2006).

▫ Developing composter using Takakura Home Methode in Semarang and Central Java (2006 – now)

Waste Water Management for Micro and Small Enterprises

• Waste water treatment facility MSE

• Cleaner production for MSE with reducing industrial waste through production process and management

▫ WWTF development for tofu small scale enterprises in Bajak River Semarang, cooperation program with JICA, KITA-ECC, and the City of Semarang Government (2001-2004).

▫ Implementation and development of cleaner production for Small Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) cooperation with ProLH-GTZ (on going).

Coastal conservation

• Mangrove conservation

• Developing simple technology from local wisdom or knowledge as a community adaptation efforts for climate change impacts

▫ Mangrove conservation in north coastal area of semarang, cooperation with Tapak community.

▫ National Movement Program of Land and Forest Rehabilitation (GNRHL) in the City of Semarang, in cooperation with Semarang City Agriculture Department (2004 - 2006).

▫ Community based Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation through Sustainable Coastal Management in Semarang, Indonesiacooperation with FoE Japan (on going)

▫ Policy advocacy for Semarang City government in mangrove conservation strategy in Semarang (on going)

MANGROVE REFORESTATION

PROGRAM

Baby mangrove planting programAlong stream Tapak with local communities

Baby magrove planting movement with extended communities;Eco-tour destination

Integrated mangrove reforestation programs

Mangrove conservation park

DECADE OF¥’80 – ‘90

DECADE OF ‘90 - 2000

DECADE OF2000 -2010

TAPAK, SEMARANG

COASTAL EROSION

Tirang Island• Since last 20 years, 70% 

of Tirang island has lost

• Mangrove as barrier for fish pond destroy cause number of fish decrease

• Lost of fish pond and low productivity

• Some fisherman and fish pond farmers move to industry labor

• Decrease community income and threat city with increase number of poor household

Fish Pond Area

Settlement

• Coastal reclamation for industry and housing

• Coastal management and environmental protection is low priority in local government policy

• Sea level rise and increasing extreme weather

INTERVENTION

Initial study for climate change impact and local community adaptation

Initial study for climate change impact and local community adaptation

Community workshop & observation for issues 

mapping

Community workshop & observation for issues 

mapping

Developing community action plan for coastal 

conservation

Developing community action plan for coastal 

conservation

Community OrganizationCommunity Organization

Mangrove ConservationMangrove 

Conservation

Sea Wall using used tires

Sea Wall using used tires

Mangrove Stakeholder Dialog Platform

Mangrove Stakeholder Dialog Platform

• Training community organization• Visiting good case• Establishing community group : fisherman, fish pond farmers, youth

• Developing mangrove map plan• Training mangrove• Nursery for 3 species• Planting mangrove

• Adoption local experience• Improving by expert• Environmental Impact Assessment using bio‐indicator

• Seminar mangrove in city• Regular dialog among mangrove stakeholders in city level

• Invite province & center government

BINTARI Foundation

issues mapping sea wall improvement

mangrove nursery

sea wall using used tires

planting mangrovemangrove working group

NFE METHODS• Community Workshop : issues mapping and community action plan

• Training : mangrove conservation, community organization, tour interpreter

• Field study with visiting good cases of community base on mangrove conservation

• Regular community meeting to share issues and information (monthly)

• Conducting research : mangrove, sea wall construction using used tire and environment impact assessment using bio‐indicator, community participatory process

• Advocacy : consultative meeting, newspaper, seminar with local government, community group, university, and private

• Shared learning and information dialog : with mangrove stakeholders in city level through mangrove city working group (every 2 months)

• Mangrove campaign : students from elementary until university, local government, and public

mangrove trainingcommunity workshop

mangrove campaign with elementary students

visiting good case

consultative & dialog meeting

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS & OUTCOMES

ACHIEVEMENTS

• 13 fisherman, 25 fish pond farmers, and 20 youth involve in coastal conservation

• 80% of coastal area which potential for mangrove have planted

• 900 meter from 1,7 km of shoreline have protected with used tires sea wall 

• 6 community members in charge for tour guide/interpreter

• Establishing Semarang mangrove working group which held dialog every 2 months

OUTCOMES

• More than 20 hectares of fish pond and 6 farmers can resume operation 

• More than 30 groups or 500 people per year since 2009 have visited Tapak for planting mangrove campaign, research, and field study.

• Idea for developing Mangrove Education Center in Tapak

• Local government support to continue sea wall construction and to have commitment in mangrove conservation

CHALLENGES

• Uncertainty of climate and development policy threaten coastal erosion and mangrove conservation 

• Local elementary students in Tapak  have not yet join, because we still set our target are fish pond farmer, fisherman, and youth. 

• Staff rotation in local government office give obstacle in advocacy and coordination in coastal policy

• Women group have not involve in mangrove conservation yet, because base on their culture, women should stay in the house

Environmental Education goes to (Formal) Elementary School

in Semarang City

International and local volunteers

went to classes of Elementary School

Training of Trainner on

Environmental Education for

Invited Teachers

International and local volunteers

Learning by doing with local

community

Internal and extended

discussion and workshop of curricullum

Environmental education has

been being implemented in

Elementary School since year

2000

STAGES OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GOES TO E-S IN SEMARANG CITY

• Creating environmental education and awarness movements at earlier age;

• Establishing children’s mind setting and action programs ES.

GOALS

Mind setting in environmental issues to both teachers group and other school stakeholders;

Establishing curriculum in environmental issues into a specific subject as well as specific topics or themes into other relevance subjects;

Creating learning process which are suitable for children;

Teaching delivery the simple and practices basic concept of environment subject in the class room;

Creating simple practical research such as: solid waste management (solid waste collecting and composting), recyling, etc;

Children environmental movements such as: Clean Friday Program, cleaning the school environment participated all student from all level classes once a week, every Friday;

Creating out bound and field work and study programs;

STRATEGIC ACTION PROGRAMS

CONCLUSSION AND

RECOMMENDED FUTURE ACTION

PROGRAMS

(1)Environmental knowldge is still more exist in (adult) higher level society’s mind setting;

(2)Less practical and pragmatical on environmental knowldge for all level and age society;

(3)Less appropriate and affordable technologies to solve environmental problems;

(4)Less researchs on local local wishdom on environmental issues;

(5)Children groups are still ignored from the target group of environmental knwledge education.

CONCLUSSION

1. Providing systemic  transformation system   of sophisticated and conceptual environmental  knowlege  from  the  intelectual,  technocarat  and  beauraucrat society to the ground society should be provided to create more pragmatical and practical knowledge, appropriate and affordable  technologies and methods  for larger and all levels of communities;

2. Preparing  effective,  intensive  and  extensive  environmental  education system  for  all  community  includes  children  or  earlier  group  to  have  eco  and environmental  friendly  senses  in  order  to  create  working  and  daily  culture, attitude and behaviour of community in the future;

3. Creating more field work laboratories promoted by school for children;4. Creating  more  cooperation  programs  in  environmental  education  with relevance  institutions  from  environmental  stakeholders  both  domestic  and foreign or international institutions.

RECOMMENDED ACTION PROGRAMS

PICTURES SHOW

MANGROVE REFORESTATION

Environmental Education in Elementary School

Environmental Education in Mangrove Area

SOME EXAMPLES OF BINTARI’S PUBLICATION ON

ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT’S AND LOCAL COMMUNITY ADAPTATION

ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR DISASTER PREPARATION

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL( Teacher’s Hand Book )

CONSEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

COLLECTION ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNINGFOR UP-STREAM WATER SHED

FARMING APPLICATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN UP-STREAM WATER SHED

DEVELOPPING AGRO-BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

COLLECTION OF POSTER FOR DISASTER MITIGATION

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