The major objective of this document is to reiterate the significance of sustainable land management which will
enable the subsistence farmer in intensifying productivity and production by making use of the available land
resources in a sustainable way.
3. Methodology
To the success of this work, different sources such as journals, proceedings and reports were drawn in the form
of a critical analysis and discussion, by considering a range of knowledge of differing arguments, theories and
approaches on sustainable land management approaches. The article attempted to summarize the basic principles
of sustainable land management and major causes of land degradation which is a challenge to the future of the
common planet. The review also compared and contrasted the different views and issues that need to be considered
for the sustained management of land resources.
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Concept and Principles of Sustainable Land Management
Sustainable Land Management is the use of land resources such as soils, water, animals and plants for the production
of goods; to meet changing human needs; while assuring the long-term productive potential of these resources,
and the maintenance of their environmental functions [1]-[3].
Sustainable Land Management is an approach which deals with the basic components of the global life support
system. Since experience with the negative effects of natural resource exploitation has become pervasive,
there has been growing awareness that productive lands are getting scarce, land resources are limited, and that
the land under cultivation needs more and intensive care.
The indigenous technical knowledge on the conservation of natural capital reveals that, the un-sustained use
of land resources coupled with land degradation is not always necessarily associated with low level of awareness
on land management, it at times is also associated with social, political and economic factors that determine the
informed choice of land users in a sustainable way.
The objective should be an agreed trade-off from farm level and community level to the international