West Sumatra Prepares 30 Year Environmental Plan, Arranges Four Scenarios

The preparation of the scenarios received scientific support from the Center for Environmental Studies at Andalas University and academics. The forum also involves regional officials who handle development planning, disasters, forestry, water resources, spatial planning, agriculture, plantations, marine and fisheries, as well as energy and mineral resources.

The vertical agencies involved include the Central Statistics Agency, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, as well as the Sumatra V River Region Office.

Through this cross-sector collaboration, KLH/Environmental Management Agency (BPLH) hopes that West Sumatra can formulate concrete and measurable policies, so that economic improvement and community welfare go hand in hand with environmental protection.