LAND MANAGEMENT Flashcards
________________is the process of managing the use and development of land resources.
Land Management
________________ are used for a variety of purposes which may include organic agriculture, reforestation, water resource management and eco-tourism projects.
Land resources
The use of land resources, including soils, water, animals and plants, for the production of goods to meet changing human needs, while simultaneously ensuring the long-term productive potential of these resources and the maintenance of their environmental functions
Sustainable Land Management
The systematic assessment of land potential is needed to help land users select, adapt and put SLM options (biological, agronomic and structural) into practice in an integrated way in a given farm or wider landscape with the aim of maintaining productivity and restoring degraded land.
Land Resource Planning
Program that addresses the continuing destruction of our remaining natural forests as well as respond to the issue of upland poverty considered as one of the root causes of the country’s deforestation problem
Community-Based Forest Management
Methods and Tool Suited for CBFM
- Semi-structured Interview (SSI)
- Time Chart
- Village profiling
- Social Mapping
- Census Mapping
Community-Based Forest Management Benefits
- Reduction on illegal logging activities
- Poverty reduction
- Increased Livelihood and opportunities
- Steady supply of forest and forest-related products
- Greater upland and lowland productivity
Are areas of national significance that are characterized by the harmonious interaction of man and land while providing opportunities for public enjoyment through recreation and tourism within the normal lifestyle and economic activity of these areas
Protected Landscapes and Seascapes
Steps in Protected Area Mgt. Planning
- Set priorities and goals
- Compile basic background data
- Identify local coordinating committee
- Hold local coordinating committee
- Educate the public
- Identify local technical committee members
- Develop alternatives
- Conduct public meeting
- Select alternatives
- Adopt plan
- Implement plan