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VI. LAND RESOURCES:
Due to increased population pressure and
related land-use conflicts, management plans need to be elaborated
in conjunction with other uses and policies. Appropriate forms of
land tenure are to be encouraged as well as attention to physical
planning in both urban and rural environments. Appropriate
afforestation and reforestation programmes can ensure watershed and
coastal protection and reduce land degradation. Regional and
international actions can encourage capacity building for
monitoring the rate and extent of land use changes and foster
sharing of information and experience on sustainable land use
practices and policies. It was also mentioned that, in accordance
with Chapter 7 of Agenda 21, the availability, affordability and
environmental quality of human settlements need to be improved
through national and international action.