The National Awakening Party (PKB) has proposed that environmental education be included in the pre-elementary school (SD) curriculum.
Ahmad Iman Sukri, Chairman of the Central Leadership Council (DPP) for Communication and Information Technology at the National Awakening Party (PKB), assessed this as a real action and action in addressing environmental issues, not just discourse.
"They are taught not to throw away trash carelessly, not to take other people's belongings left behind, and so on. This is character building ," said Iman when met after the launch of the PKB EcoGen in Jakarta, Saturday.
If it were based solely on religion, he said, all religions would teach the importance of environmental cleanliness, but real action often does not occur in Indonesia.
He also gave an example like in Japan, where the Land of the Cherry Blossoms does not only stop at discourse on environmental issues, but elementary school children there have been taught manners, morals, and the act of throwing away trash.
Therefore, Iman hopes that Indonesia can follow Japan's example in developing ethics and manners in elementary and pre-elementary school children to instill the idea that a good person is someone who is clean, does not take other people's rights, throws trash in the trash, and so on.
" God willing, if that happens, the next generation of 10-20 years will be very environmentally aware ," he said.
On the other hand, he also appreciated the launch of PKB EcoGen as an environmentally conscious community, which will also produce a green map in Indonesia.
The green map, he said, is a map of various regions in Indonesia that have the potential for disasters.
"We will prepare a trained team there, so we won't be confused if a disaster occurs. We are prepared, including pre-disaster measures, protecting the environment, planting trees, and so on. That's at the action level," said Iman.
The majority of PKB EcoGen members are young people, who will be led by PKB Deputy Daily Chairperson Nadya Alfi Roihana.
