Rent Soil Theory Versus Sustainable Development Goals in Indonesia: Environment Law Perspective

Abstract

Indonesia is known as a rich country with its forests and various biodiversity. In regard to the issue of forest use and management in Indonesia, there are always pros and cons in how to manage the forest properly. To support the economic sector in Indonesia, the government always optimizes forest functions and clearing forests for the business sector. In practice, Indonesia implements soil-rent theory, zwhich triggers polemics because there is friction with sustainable development goals (SDG). This article is using normative research method. Later on, this article will discuss the gap between the rent soil theory and sustainable development goals (SDGs) with the comprehensively approach to environmental law.

The impact of environmental terrorism on land degradation: legal comparative studies between Indonesia and Malaysia

“…Land-use policies aimed at exploitative-oriented business activities also harm community social capital, as national policies are unable to conduct sustainable production by treating natural resources only as commodities and means of production, resulting in the destruction of the natural and living systems (Hananto et al , 2021). In Indonesia, most of the mining activities are carried out using an open pit mining system.…”