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T1 A Suggested National Soils Policy for Indonesia
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 agricultural land
K1 climate
K1 geology
K1 institutional machinery
K1 land tenure
K1 land use
K1 land legislation
K1 physical geography
K1 pollution control
K1 soil conservation
K1 soil erosion
K1 soil survey
K1 soil
K1 urban development
K1 vegetation
K1 waste disposal
K1 land policy
PB United Nations Environment Programme
YR 1994
FD 1994
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/25720
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/25720
NO Soils 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.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 17, 2026