Ecological Land Use and Management

A major challenge facing the world today is to increase food production to meet the needs of a growing global population without a major negative impact on the environment and while climate change is occurring. Many examples of sustainable land use management have been developed over the centuries by the world’s farmers and landowners and through scientific research. Some principal components of these land use practice have been to understand the ecology of land use management, maintain or enhance productivity, maintain soil quality and plant diversity, and ensure the practices are socially acceptable and provide sufficient economic and ecosystem benefits for communities.