Assessment of land management options and climate adaptation strategies under a systems perspective

The goal of this module is to explore key principles to develop sustainable technologies in the land management. In particular the contents of the module will focus on the Ecosystem Approach, that is a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way. An ecosystem approach is based on the application of appropriate scientific methodologies focused on levels of biological organization, which encompass the essential structure, processes, functions and interactions among organisms and their environment.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Sustainability and sustainable agroecosystems