strategy
Building capacity for land management
Implementation:
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. Broader:
ConstructingManaging land Narrower:
Training in land resource managementImproving education on land managementStrengthening land management researchExpanding partnerships for managing land resourcesStrengthening community-based land resource protectionSupporting professional associations on land management sciencesFacilitating public participation in sustainable land managementStrengthening local organizations responsible for land managementProviding public land management agencies with modern computer and survey equipmentTransferring sustainable land management practices to and among developing countriesStrengthening United Nations advisory role on drought, desertification and land resource management Facilitates:
Land use planningDeveloping sustainable land use policyInstituting integrated management of water catchmentsImproving land and water management by farmers in arid regionsIncorporating sustainable indigenous management systems for land resourcesDelegating land resource management responsibilities to rural organizations Facilitated by:
Expanding environmental management education and trainingReviewing public agencies responsible for land resource managementImproving career development programmes for land and water management staff Problems:
Defective land use planningSubjects:
Geography → Land type/useIndustry → Construction
Management → Management
Type Classification:
C: Cross-sectoral strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
