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Land is the integrating component of all
livelihoods depending on farm, forest, rangeland, or water
(rivers, lakes, coastal marine) habitats. Due to varying
political, social, and economic factors, the heavy use of
natural resources to supply a rapidly growing global
population and economy has resulted in the unintended
mismanagement and degradation of land and ecosystems. This
book provides strategic focus to the implementation of
sustainable land management (SLM) components of the World
Bank's development strategies. Sustainable land
management is a knowledge-based procedure that integrates
land, water, biodiversity, and environmental management to
meet rising food and fiber demands while sustaining
livelihoods and the environment. This book articulates
priorities for investment in sustainable land management and
natural resource management and identifies the policy,
institutional, and incentive reform options that will
accelerate the adoption of productivity improvements and
pro-poor growth with sustainable land management.
