Аннотация:Land resources are essential for achieving 10 of the 17 SDGs. Agricultural and food production are still responsible for most of the changes of land, including forests and other types of ecosystems, while human induced land degradation remains a fundamental environmental problem affecting food security, livelihoods and lives of the people on this planet. Globalization, population growth, urbanization and shifting dietary preferences are some of the changes in our food system over the past fifty years and have increased dependency on food imports and teleconnections. There is also a growing concern over land grabbing and speculation throughout the world. Clear property rights and land-resource stewardship are crucial for ensuring sustainable production of food while preserving the ability of land ecosystems to continue providing a wide variety of other benefits to people (e.g.hydrological regulation, pollination). Rural inhabitants play a fundamental role in land conservation.