The Role of Sustainable Forest Management in Achieving Land Degradation Neutrality Target

Authors : Özlem YAVUZ, Pınar TOPÇU, Ahmet TOLUNAY

Pages : 21-26

Doi:10.47897/bilmes.1261973

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Publication Date : 2023-06-30

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :The rapidly increasing human population and the needs rise the threats to the future of the world. In order to avoid this situation, all countries come together under the umbrella of the United Nations insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(UN); and seek common solutions to this issue. One of these solutions is Land Degradation Neutrality insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(LDN);, which was founded under the aim of the “Life on Land” number 15 of the Sustainable Development Goals insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SDGs); and was embodied in UNCCD COP 12 in 2015. So much so that the LDN, by looking at the environmental problems experienced in a high dimension, adopted firstly the prevention of land degradation, then its reduction and the recovery of lost lands. At this point, Sustainable Forest Management insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SFM); is of great importance. This study has been prepared to indicate the importance of the SFM to reaching the LDN target.
Keywords : Land, degradation, sustainability, forestry, policy

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