A Suggested National Soils Policy for Indonesia

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEcosystems Division
dc.coverage.spatialIndonesia
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-13T06:03:39Z
dc.date.available2018-07-13T06:03:39Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.descriptionSoils are a basic natural and almost non-renewable resource, the use of which should be governed by two major principles: - soil losses and degradation must be avoided, and, - soils must be used to their maximum potential for human benefits, but within the limits of environmental soundness and of sustainability. Therefore a national soils policy should constitute a set of guidelines that aim to ensure and promote maximum utilization of soils on a sustained basis, without lowering productivity or causing direct or indirect damage to the environment. A national soils policy has four basic aspects, addressing respectively technical, socio-economic, institutional and legal elements. Indonesia covers almost 2 million km 2 , with a wide range of soils, agroclimates and resultant land-use types. About 30% of the total land surface - 60 million ha - is considered suitable for agricultural production, and half of that is already under cultivation.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/25720
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number88 p.
dc.publisherUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectagricultural land
dc.subjectclimate
dc.subjectgeology
dc.subjectinstitutional machinery
dc.subjectland tenure
dc.subjectland use
dc.subjectland legislation
dc.subjectphysical geography
dc.subjectpollution control
dc.subjectsoil conservation
dc.subjectsoil erosion
dc.subjectsoil survey
dc.subjectsoil
dc.subjecturban development
dc.subjectvegetation
dc.subjectwaste disposal
dc.subjectland policy
dc.titleA Suggested National Soils Policy for Indonesiaen
dc.typePolicy brief

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