Land management

Throughout the world, demand for finite land resources is ever increasing, and can lead to irreversible land degradation, as land is used beyond its “bio-capacity”. Against this background, sustainable land management has become extremely important. The benefits are well-known, as are measures and best practices. But implementation is still lagging behind. A plea for more efforts in bringing together the world of conservation with the financial and development sectors.

Articles:

• Land degradation neutrality – a new impetus for addressing the degradation of land and soils
• Measuring land degradation needs to be done from the ground up
• Sustainable Land management – restoring degraded lands for a better future
• Sustainable land management – not an easy road