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Endnotes |
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Indonesia is an archipelago of more than 13,000 islands, stretching
across an expanse of more than 3,000 miles. With a population greater
than 200 million, Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the
world. Once one of the poorest countries in the world, the nation has
experienced exceptional economic growth, raising its annual per capita
income from $50 in 1967 to one approaching $1,000 today. With rapid
growth in the industrial sector have come quickly rising levels of
pollution. Although Indonesia does not have a strong base of civil
law, Indonesia's environmental agency is nevertheless aggressively
pursuing innovative environmental policies that transcend command and
control approaches to address this rapid growth; however, the central
industrial and economic planning ministries of the Government of
Indonesia (GOI) have not integrated environmental concerns into their
policies and programs. Although public information on environmental
matters is extremely limited in Indonesia, the country's numerous
nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are actively engaged.
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