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

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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.

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