Bogor Regency Civil Servants Declare Commitment to Environmental Management

Civil servants within the Bogor Regency Government, West Java, have declared a commitment to environmental management as part of an effort to foster a culture of environmental awareness and reduce waste at its source. The declaration was made during the ‘Budaya Ngalokat Cai’ (Water Conservation Culture) event at the Telaga Saat area in Cisarua District, Bogor Regency, on Friday, coinciding with World Environment Day and the series of events for Bogor’s 544th anniversary. Acting Head of the Bogor Regency Environmental Agency, Unu Nur Iman, stated that the declaration represents the civil servants’ commitment to serving as both examples and agents of change in environmental management within the community. According to him, this declaration is the initial step to build environmental awareness internally within the local government before it is expanded to the wider public. He explained that civil servants are encouraged to implement independent organic waste management through the use of household or communal composters in their respective living environments. ‘The hope is that these civil servants will become agents of change and carry out socialisation to the community. We should not talk about six million residents yet; we talk about approximately 44,000 civil servants first,’ he said. In addition to the civil servant declaration, the event also featured the reading of environmental commitments by business actors and MSMEs, including businesses with the potential to generate waste in the Cileungsi River Basin area. According to Unu, the involvement of various elements of society is necessary because environmental issues cannot be resolved solely by the local government. ‘If the movement is collective, in accordance with the Bogor Anniversary motto of moving in unison and making an impact, it will certainly bring a positive climate for the environment,’ he said. At the same occasion, the Bogor Regency Government also inaugurated the administrators of the subdistrict-level Environmentally Friendly Village Forum as part of a strategy to strengthen community-based environmental management. The forum is expected to serve as an educational platform while expanding the implementation of waste management and environmental conservation at the village level. Bogor Regency Regional Secretary Ajat Rochmat Jatnika stated that environmental conservation requires the involvement of all elements of society, from the government and communities to business actors and the mass media. Therefore, the various declarations and pledges made during the event are expected not to remain mere ceremonies but to become commitments realised through concrete actions. ‘Our message is simple: do not stop here. Take steps that may not always be visible and may not always receive praise, but provide a real impact on the environment,’ said Ajat.