Jakarta, Feb. 13 -- Indonesia's deputy environment minister urged regional governments to integrate the Environmental Protection and Management Plan (RPPLH) into revisions of spatial plans to ensure development aligns with ecological limits and long-term sustainability goals.

"RPPLH now has a legal foundation. The key is how to integrate it into the regional spatial plan (RTRW) so spatial policies truly consider environmental carrying and support capacity," Diaz Hendropriyono said on Friday.

He spoke at a discussion during the National Movement for the Development of Green and Blue Open Spaces, stressing that stronger implementation of the plan is critical for sustainable regional development.

Hendropriyono said reinforcing RPPLH has a...