strategy
Improving land use practices to prevent silting of lakes
Context:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends rational land use to prevent land degradation and erosion and the siltation of lakes and other water bodies.
Broader:
Minimizing soil erosionProtecting lakes and riversImproving land use practices to prevent land degradation and erosionManaging land use Organizations:
International Association for Sediment Water Science Subjects:
Hydrology → Rivers and lakesGeology → Geology
Geography → Land type/use
Societal Problems → Prevention
Development → Reform
Type Classification:
G: Very Specific strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
