ICZM Central Java: Policy and Regulations

ICZM RELATED REGULATION

ICZM is a concept of sustainable management for coastal areas. In accordance with its activities, the aspects related to ICZM are all activities both upstream, middle and coast which will have an impact on the downstream area. some regulations related to this activity are as follows:

No	Law/Regulation	Description
1	Law of Republik Indonesia No.26 / 2007 on Spatial Planning	Spatial Planning in Indonesia is the product of the planning system in Indonesia that highly geared by centralized and hierarchical planning mode. The system is inspired by a balance development concept amongst the region in the sense that national income will be distributed according to the central government's strategic plan to promote equitable distribution of socio-economic development throughout the nation. The spatial plan accommodates the spatial allocation in the administrative of geographical units based on resources endowment and function such as protected area, cultivated area, rural and urbanized area. The hierarchical reference system starts with the National Spatial Plan. At the provincial level, spatial planning is developed as a reference for the lower level spatial plan, i.e. district/regency level and municipal level.
2	Law of Republik Indonesia No.24 / 2004 on Water Resources	The law guarantees the right to get resources of water, being a surface (watershed), groundwater. The utilization of water resources controlled by the state. The control of water resources is carried out by energy and mining agency for groundwater, while Water resources agency of Public Works control surface water (Watershed) by continuing to recognize the customary rights of the local customary law community and similar rights as long as it does not conflict with national interests.
3	Law of Republik Indonesia No.27 / 2007 on Management of Coastal Areas and Small Islands	The Coastal Areas and Small Islands recently have been implemented through RZWP3K, the spatial plan for the coastal zone. The plan controls the activities in the coastal area being social, economical, as well as resource exploitation. This plan interface in the shoreline with the spatial plan.
4	Law of Republik Indonesia No.23 / 1997 on Management of the environment	The Law applied in order to utilize natural resources sustainably, for the benefit of populations the law regulates the management of activities to apply the harmonious and in minimum adverse impacts to the environment. In this regard, every proposed activity have to have environmental impact assessments as well as environmental mitigation and management plan. Therefore this law will also affect the efficient use of water as well as reduce the impact on the water body and runoff.
5	Law of Republik Indonesia No.41 / 1999 on Forestry	The law regulates the preservation of forests ecosystem including mangrove on the coastal zone as one of the determinants of the sustainable ecosystem being biological, geological, and physical ecosystem as one as of the important aspect of harmonious and balanced in resource utilization. In this regards the coastal forest and mangrove is important to regulate the interface between fresh water and seawater including the breeding ground for marine fauna.

A detailed explanation of the procedures, technical instructions and implementation of the above laws, are spelled out in the form of government regulations and ministerial regulations.