Other land use (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.

Other land use (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 Other land use (Land use).

Associated Key policy issues and their components

Component	Description
Agricultural economy	How can the implications of biofuels for land use and greenhouse gases be managed sustainably?
Carbon cycle and natural vegetation	What are the contributions of land-use change, climate change and CO2 fertilization on the future carbon cycle and how can these be considered in climate policies?

Associated policy interventions, their components and the affected components

Policy intervention	Description	Implemented in	Affects component
Enlarge protected areas	Increase in areas with protected status, as well the size of the areas as the numer of parks.	Land-use allocation	Agricultural economy Aquatic biodiversity Ecosystem services Land-use allocation Terrestrial biodiversity
Implementation of land use planning	Application of zoning laws or cadastres, assigning areas to certain land uses.	Land-use allocation	Agricultural economy Ecosystem services Land-use allocation
Increase forest plantations	Increase the use of wood from highly productive wood plantations instead of wood from (semi-) natural forests.	Forest management	Carbon cycle and natural vegetation Forest management Terrestrial biodiversity