Towards Sustainable Land Management: Achieving Land Degradation Neutrality

Abstract

Despite the growing concern for upsurge in food production, it is vital to take into account the global phenomenon of diminishing arable land, which poses significant challenges for sustainable agriculture in near future. In this context, target 15.3 for land degradation neutrality (LDN) under Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 is a straight forward yet revolutionary proposal that prepares nations to take on more substantial and exact obligations to decrease land degradation by 2030. The supporting mechanisms necessary to deliver LDN, including the social, physical, biological and economical components and their interactions, are the main emphasis of the LDN conceptual framework. Regarding climate change reduction and adoption, LDN offers significant advantages.