This book includes contributions from scientists and representatives from government and non-governmental organisations working in the field of land management and use and on management of fires. The book is truly interdisciplinary and has both a research and application-oriented dimension. The list of topics includes sustainability and water management; sustainability and biodiversity conservation; the future sustainability of nature-based industries such as agriculture, mining, tourism, fisheries and forestry; sustainability, people and livelihoods; sustainability and landscapes planning; sustainability and land use planning; handling and managing forest fires. The papers are innovative and cross-cutting, and many have practice-based experiences. Also, this book, prepared by the Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme (IUSDRP) and the World Sustainable Development Research and Transfer Centre (WSD-RTC), reiterates the need to promote a sustainable use of land resources today.

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Chapter 1. Conserving and restoring water-related ecosystems world-widely: have we met the 2020's the benchmarks of the Sustainable Development Goal Six?.- Chapter 2. The Contribution of Geographical Information Systems - GIS in Water and Sewage Companies for Water Sustainability.- Chapter 3. Towards Adaptive Water Governance in South America: Lessons from water crises in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.- Chapter 4. Polycentric water governance in the Urban Global South.- Chapter 5. Land Use Change in Tropical Watersheds: Will It Support Natural Resources Sustainability?.- Chapter 6. Soil and Water Conservation Planning Toward Sustainable Management of Upstream Watershed in Indonesia.- Chapter 7. The integration of energy planning and urban planning: A synergies analysis of the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.- Chapter 8. Biopesticides and sustainability in a land use context.- Chapter 9. Barriers to Sustainable Development in Agriculture.- Chapter 10. Sustainability practices and motivation for adopting organic pineapple farming in the Ekumfi district of the central region of Ghana.- Chapter 11. The State of Agricultural Land Transformations in Asia: Drivers, Trade-offs, and Solutions.- Chapter 12. Sustainable Land Management Paradigm: Harnessing Technologies for Nutrient and Water Management in the Great Lakes Region of Africa.- Chapter 13. Novel climate smart water and nutrient conservation technologies for optimizing productivity of marginal coarse-textured soils.- Chapter 14. Rural Land-use Planning and Livelihood Dynamics in Post-2000 Zimbabwe.- Chapter 15. Identity and environment: Historical trajectories of 'traditional' communities in the protection of the Brazilian Amazon.- Chapter 16. Understanding and defining pathways for ecosystems services decision making sustainability and livelihoods of rural communities of the Mozambique