REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - The Indonesian government has coined a national theme for World Environment Day, Green Economy: Change the Habit, Improve the Environment`s Quality. There were several definitions of a green economy, and in Indonesia it concerned a change of habits, because environmental problems were closely related to people`s behavior,  the Minister of Environmental Affairs, Balthasar Kambuaya said. 

"Nationally, we will focus on changing habits," the Minister of Environmental Affairs, Balthasar Kambuaya, said last week. "We also define a green economy as a way of improving the welfare of the people, while at the same time preserving the environment," he added.

World Environment Day will be inaugurated at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on June 5, and will be marked by the presentation of the Adipura, Adiwiyata and Kalpataru awards by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Also, an Environment Week exhibition would be held at the Jakarta Convention Center from June 7 to 14, Deputy Environmental Affairs Minister Ilyas Asaad said.

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) defines a green economy as one that results in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities. In its simplest expression, a green economy can be thought of as one that is low carbon, resource efficient and socially inclusive.

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