Ecological Legal Aspects For Suistanable Riparian Landscape Management in Sempur Area, Bogor City, Indonesia

Abstract

Ecological landscape management for a riparian zone of Ciliwung River at Sempur and its surrounding is aimed to establish sustainability. Cili~vungR iver flows along 119 Km from the head water area in Telaga Warna, Puncak highland to the downstream in Jakarta Bay. Survey method iilclude field observation with supporting by literature research to find the legal aspects in acts arid regulations, ificluding local and regional regulations, which are related to river 'riparian management. Sempur riparian area stretcl~esfr om Cebak Kantin to Warung Jambu. It is a high-density populated area and has few people concerned wit11 ecological issues. Most of them have built hausing and settlements right at the river edge, without considering ar,y border. Most of communities do not consider the river as a waterfront. Therefore, it may indirectly influence people's behavior on treating river as a garbage dump. There are some management approaches that could be conductkd in the riparian, Ciliwung River, i.e. ecological, economic, socio-ctr!turat and eco-political approaches. This paper is designed to emphasize legal aspects in eco-politics, as an effort to sustain a riparian area maiagement program. Regulations and acts that have been estabIished by both national and local governments do nct fully consider all sides sustainable riparian area management. There are some regulations concerning environmental issues such as Policy on Environment, Nztional Spatial Harming, and Enviionmental Managemcnt Act (UUTLH). They, however, orhy mention a little about environmental inanagement issues. For tile decision maker, this condition is not enough. Then should be addedsome specific points of Ciliwung riparian landscape managenent. Research ficdings show a hat there are a number of mechanisms and policy suggestions. There are for example: regulations on the river border or incentive system enactment to inprove landscape qua!ity such Adipura and Kalpataru Awards, competiticns, tax reduction, etc., and disincentive system implementation aimed to prevent and overcome any detericration and landscape values degradation as well as environmental pollution such as pollution charges, fines, and detention. In conclusion this paper considers the legd aspects of riparian landscape management.