[3]: 2914 The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) applies the term land management in a wide context.
It can include farming, mineral extraction, property and estate management, and the physical planning of towns and the countryside.
[5]: 13 Sustainable land management (SLM) is a process in a charged environment between environmental protection and the guarantee claim of ecosystem services on the one hand.
[1] The IPCC stated that sustainable land management can play a role in climate change mitigation and adaptation.
[7][4] The report's summary for policy makers explains that, "Many sustainable land management technologies and practices are profitable within three to 10 years (medium confidence).
While they can require upfront investment, actions to ensure sustainable land management can improve crop yields and the economic value of pasture.
Land restoration and rehabilitation measures improve livelihood systems and provide both short-term positive economic returns and longer-term benefits in terms of climate change adaptation and mitigation, biodiversity and enhanced ecosystem functions and services.