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Chapter 4
Revised principles and procedures
The general outline of procedures in the 1976 Framework remains valid but the
relative importance of the different procedures has changed. Stakeholders stand at the
beginning of the process and will be end users of the results. Therefore, the revised
Framework should turn the top-down approach into a bottom-up approach, involving
stakeholders at all stages of the process.
Because of the environmental concerns, which have become more explicit, land
evaluation will need to include environmental impact and risk assessment activities.
As discussed in the previous chapter, land evaluation supports many other disciplines.
It may be used for many purposes, ranging from land use planning to exploring the
potential for specific land uses or the need for improved land management or land
degradation control. It should be noted however, that land evaluation cannot provide
all the necessary assessments for broader goals such as sustainable agriculture and rural
development, poverty alleviation, environmental protection policy.
The first step in land evaluation is the definition of the objectives of the process.
Since these, and the need –if any– for land evaluation should be identified by the
stakeholders, the revised land evaluation procedure ideally should start with a request
from the stakeholders themselves. The results of the land evaluation should be used
iteratively in the other mentioned disciplines, such as land degradation control,
rural development, which in their turn provide feedback to the stakeholders. Land
evaluation thus is a vital link in the chain of sustainable management of land resources.
The Framework should define where modelling approaches are required, such as crop
modelling or risk assessment. The revised Framework should indicate the necessary
linkages with such related fields of activity.
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