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Soil policy in Victoria refers to the policies of soil governance in the Australian state of Victoria. In a 10-year vision for the environment of Victoria which is spelled out in "Growing Victoria Together" (DPC, 2001), one of the goals is that "the condition of our land will improve as the impact of salinity and soil degradation is reduced". Complementing "Growing Victoria Together" is "Our Environment: Our Future", which is a framework for Victoria's environmental sustainability.〔Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE), 2005. "Our Environment: Our Future". Melbourne.〕 This defines a "long term and integrated approach" that seeks to "maximise our future economic growth, maintain our quality of life and protect our unique Victorian environment". This is to be achieved by: * maintaining and restoring natural assets, * using resources more efficiently, and * reducing everyday environmental impacts. Within "Growing Victoria Together" and "Our Environment: Our Future" is the contemporary policy base for soils, one of the State's natural assets. ==Victorian government agencies with policies implicating soil== ===Department of Sustainability and Environment=== The Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) is responsible for promoting and managing the sustainability of the state's natural and built environments. Its 2006 Outcomes Framework provides a general sense of healthy and productive land. Its policy base must ensure that: *soils are managed for all their values (irrespective of either tenure or use), *soil values are retained for future generations, and *values derived from soil are sustained and private interests do not compromise public interests. DSE is central to the development of "Our Environment: Our Future", and is influential through its partners in the implementation of this framework. Significantly, in 2007, it is coordinating the Victorian government's white paper "Land and biodiversity in a time of climate change".〔Department of Sustainability and Environment, 2007. "Land and biodiversity at a time of climate change". Viewed July 2007. Accessible at http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/CA256F310024B628/0/3BEF611031D56535CA2572C3001DE765/$File/Consultation+doc+final+20070426.pdf〕 Being formative to new policy, it is significant that this paper clearly recognises the value of the state's soil asset, especially in terms of its contribution to ecosystem services and agricultural production. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Soil policy (Victoria, Australia)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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