Research Article
Ecological Destruction in Indonesia: Reflecting on the Experience of East Kalimantan and Bangka Belitung
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.21-10-2019.2294380, author={Hendra Try Ardianto and Laila Kholid Alfirdaus and S. Rouli Manalu and Kushandajani Kushandajani}, title={Ecological Destruction in Indonesia: Reflecting on the Experience of East Kalimantan and Bangka Belitung}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Indonesian Social and Political Enquiries, ICISPE 2019, 21-22 October 2019, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICISPE}, year={2020}, month={4}, keywords={mining exploitation of natural resources ecological destruction}, doi={10.4108/eai.21-10-2019.2294380} }- Hendra Try Ardianto
Laila Kholid Alfirdaus
S. Rouli Manalu
Kushandajani Kushandajani
Year: 2020
Ecological Destruction in Indonesia: Reflecting on the Experience of East Kalimantan and Bangka Belitung
ICISPE
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.21-10-2019.2294380
Abstract
This article shows an overview of how ecological destruction occurs in Indonesia, especially in two regions, that is East Kalimantan and Bangka Belitung. Both regions are rich in natural resources, but due to over-exploitation, thus impacting ecological destruction. To get this description, the writer conducted a qualitative study by interviewing dozens of cross-sectoral informants in the two regions in mid-July-September 2019. The results showed that there were thousands of ex-mining holes left by the company, and has caused many people to die there. By borrowing the perspective of ecological destruction from Bellamy Foster (2007), the authors find the fact that excessive and uncontrolled exploitation of the natural resource in East Kalimantan and Bangka Belitung, has destroyed the ecological carrying capacity of the environment, as well as the life force of people who live in it. This condition will continue to occur if the rate of capital accumulation that exploits excessive natural resources is not stopped.