Regional piority - Protection and sustainable use of soils and restoring degraded soils to their proper condition through their remediation and reclamation
Indicator 15.C.1 - Reclaimed and managed land in relation to the area of devastated and degraded land
15.C.1 Reclaimed and managed land in relation to the area of devastated and degraded land
Sustainable Development Goal
Goal 15. Life on land
Priority
Protection and sustainable use of soils and restoring degraded soils to their proper condition through their remediation and reclamation
Definition
Share of area of reclaimed and managed land in total area of devastated and degraded land.
Unit
percent
Available dimensions
total
Methodological explanations
Devastated land is the land which lost completely its utility value due to deterioration of natural conditions or environmental changes as well as industrial activity and harmful agricultural activity.
Degraded land refers to land, which utility value was diminished due to deterioration of natural conditions or environmental changes as well as industrial activity and harmful agricultural activity.
Land reclamation means creation or restoration of utility or natural value for degraded or devastated land through proper formation of the landscape, enhancements of physical and chemical properties, regulation of water conditions, and restoration of soil, reinforcement of scarps and reconstruction or construction of indispensable roads. Reclaimed land is subject to development i.e. agricultural, forest or other type of utilization.
Land to be reclaimed comprises degraded or devastated land such as: Inactive dumps, landfills, post-industrial zones and post-mining areas, post military range areas, for which appropriate bodies approved land reclamation projects.
