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The concept of “Land Degradation Neutrality” is now seen as a key approach to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (Goal 15, “Protect and restore terrestrial ecosystems and promote their sustainable use”). In addressing sustainable land management, the assessment of sustainability and related criteria remains important. The proposed article considers and confirms the possibility of using the LDN concept as the main methodology for assessing the sustainability of land use. Due to the studies carried out, the authors propose to highlight four main types of model practices of SLM with graduation of their level of natural or natural-man-made potential. The application of the proposed approach allows to systematize the process of recognition of the type of SLM practice and to recommend approaches for systematic description of land use in different regions of Russia.