SUSTAINABLE LAND USE AND ITS ASͳ SESSMENT: GLOBAL TRENDS

Sustainable land use is a necessary building block for the sustainable development of agriculture, and it is a key component of sustainable development goals, an essenƟal condiƟon for improving environmental, economic and social opportuniƟes for the benefit of present and future generaƟons, while maintaining and improving the quality of land resources. The arƟcle invesƟgates the historical development and assesment of sustainable land uses, which serves to increase the effecƟveness of decision-making on land management. The conceptual terminology and tools for assessing sustainable land use in the process of land and landscape management at naƟonal, subnaƟonal and local levels are analyzed. It provides an analysis of the main elements and sub-elements of any sustainable development program, regardless of its reference point: region, community or country. It is proposed to improve the concept of «sustainable land use» in the context of the examined inversƟgated world tendencies of the paradigm of sustainable development of territories adapted to the realiƟes of Ukraine.