Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Land Management (CoE- SLM)

About  

• Background: The establishment of the CoE-SLM was announced by the Prime Minister of India during the 14th Conference of the Parties (COP-14) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in September, 2019.
• Aims:
  • To set Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) targets,
  • Develop drought risk and early warning systems,
  • Mainstream gender considerations,
  • Promote good governance of land tenure and rights,
  • Assess the impacts of land degradation on greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss.
  • To facilitate the restoration of degraded land through technical support, capacity building, and knowledge sharing at the national and sub-national levels.
  • To promote South-South Cooperation and address land degradation issues through sustainable land management practices.
• Objectives: The CoE-SLM has set forth specific objectives to guide its actions:
  • Assessing land degradation,
  • Capacity building on sustainable land management frameworks aligned with SDGs,
  • Strengthening the assessment, monitoring, and reporting of land-based indicators outlined by the UNCCD.

 

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Q1) What are the functions of land management?

maintain and enhance production (productivity) reduce the level of production risk, and enhance soil capacity to buffer against degradation processes (stability/resilience) protect the potential of natural resources and prevent degradation of soil and water quality (protection) be economically viable (viability)

Source: Shri Bhupender Yadav Inaugurates Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Land Management at Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education in Dehradun