Land use system (Land use)

Interpretation of theme:
Is item of theme:	Land use

Related overviews

• Key policy issues overview displays the components and their Key policy issues organised by policy theme.
• Policy interventions overview displays policy interventions organised by policy theme.

Land use system (Land use) associations

Policy themes are used to classify Key policy issues and policy interventions. The tables below contain the issues and interventions associated with theme item Land use system (Land use).

Associated Key policy issues and their components

Component	Description
Agricultural economy	What is the area of cropland and grassland required to support future food demand?
Land-use allocation	How will land-use regulation, such as protected areas and REDD schemes, affect future land use and the impacts of land-use change?

Associated policy interventions, their components and the affected components

Policy intervention	Description	Implemented in	Affects component
Change in grazing intensity	Change in grazing intensity, usually more intensive. This would require better management of grasslands, including for example the use of grass-clover mixtures and fertilisers, bringing the length of the grazing season in tune with the period of grass production, and rotations.	Land-use allocation	Land-use allocation Livestock systems Terrestrial biodiversity