"It is absolutely necessary for us to make a change in the patterns of production and consumption," CEO WWF Indonesia Efransjah said.Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia should make changes in production and consumption patterns to avoid an ecological crisis in 2016, according to World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Indonesia.
"It is absolutely necessary for us to make a change in the patterns of production and consumption," CEO WWF Indonesia Efransjah said in a written statement made available to ANTARA here on Saturday.
He noted that if Indonesia failed to make the required changes, there would be an ecological crisis in 2016, limiting Earth's capacity to meet the needs of human consumption. Changes are needed to preserve sustainable development and to realize equitable economic growth, he said.
Efransjah said that WWF Indonesia has been working to transform the production and consumption patterns for wood products, oil palms, seafood, and energy efficiency, among other areas.
As was reported earlier, the Ministry of Environment and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) have agreed to the implementation of the "Ten Years Sustainable Consumption and Production Initiative."
Meanwhile, Environment Minister Balthasar Kambuaya said all stakeholders should play an active role in the implementation of this initiative.
"With regard to Kadin, the business world should certainly become the main partner of the government in advancing sustainable consumption and production," the minister said.(*)
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