Conditional Ecological Legitimacy: Qur’anic Environmental Ethics and Religious Organizations in Indonesia’s Mining Governance
Keywords:
Islamic environmental ethics, religious organizations, mining governance, ecological legitimacy, IndonesiaAbstract
Indonesia’s policy of prioritizing mining business permits for religious mass organizations raises a central ethical question: can institutions grounded in moral authority enter extractive governance without eroding their ecological credibility? This study develops an operational Qur’anic framework for evaluating such participation, focusing on QS Al-Baqarah 2:205 and related principles of amanah, mīzān, prevention of fasād, harm prevention, ecological justice, and public accountability. Using contextual Qur’anic interpretation, directed content analysis, and critical synthesis of the supplied literature and public-comment excerpts, the article translates Islamic environmental ethics into institutional tests. The findings show that legitimacy cannot be inferred from religious identity, legal eligibility, or welfare claims. It must be demonstrated through ecological thresholds, community participation, ownership disclosure, independent monitoring, rehabilitation finance, and credible exit duties. The article advances a conditional, evidence-based, continuously evaluated, and revocable model of ecological legitimacy for religious participation in Indonesia’s mining governance.
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