He emphasized that the right to a healthy environment is a fundamental human right, ensuring that people have access to a balanced and sustainable ecosystem.
“Mining activities that cause environmental destruction clearly violate the right to a good environment,” Mugiyanto said in a statement received here on Tuesday.
He explained that the right to a healthy environment is recognized both nationally and internationally, aiming to protect environmental ecosystems and the people who depend on them.
At the national level, this right is enshrined in Article 28H, Paragraph 1 of the 1945 Constitution and Article 9, Paragraph 3 of Law No. 39 of 1999 on Human Rights.
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Internationally, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment as a human right in 2022.
The deputy minister also referred to the second point of President Prabowo Subianto's Asta Cita missions, which mandates firm action against environmental destruction.
He added that the Asta Cita missions also underscore the need for environmental restoration, rehabilitation, and recovery of degraded land to restore its ecological functions.
For this reason, Mugiyanto expressed support for the government's decision to take firm action against environmental damage caused by nickel mining in Raja Ampat.
On Tuesday, it was announced that the government will revoke the mining business permits of four companies operating in Raja Ampat District, Southwest Papua.
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