Abstrak

To ensure ecological sustainability, the UN launched Land Degradation Neutrality in 2015 to be implemented in all countries to create a ‘land degradation-neutral world’ in 2030 as an SDG 15.3 target. However, while implementing the policy, LDN went from being mandatory only in countries with dry soil characteristics, such as countries on the African continent, to being implemented in all countries based on the decision at the UN conference. Various problems range from internal country policy challenges and obstacles to various overlapping and cross-sectoral land regulations and sustainable land management issues. A systematic review is used in this paper using the PRISMA 2020 method. From a total of 344 Scopus-indexed articles from 2015 to 2023, 29 papers were found that specifically discuss the implementation of LDN. The unexpected result is that the LDN indicator fails to comprehensively describe and assess the land degradation that occurs; it only overlaps with the burden of land policy directives. This becomes information to provide the author’s views regarding its application in Indonesia based on case studies in various countries. The author concludes that it will be reflected in results that are not so significant in its application compared to its first launch in 2015.