LAND POTENTIAL

Land potential is defined as the inherent potential of the land to sustainably generate ecosystem services required to meet today's needs without compromising our ability to meet the needs of the future. A mismatch between land use and land potential can result in catastrophic land degradation as well as unrealized production opportunities... LandPKS resulted from over a decade of engagement with hundreds of individuals around the world. Development of what began as a simple idea for an "Ecological Knowledge System" in 2007 was initiated in 2013 by USDA-ARS with funding from USAID as the global "Land-Potential Knowledge System." USAID's initial focus on Africa led to its use as a monitoring tool for land conservancies, a resource for agricultural development, and a guide for local and regional land planning. The LandPKS team quickly realized that these same tools were needed by ranchers, farmers, community scientists, gardeners, scientists, and other land managers in the United States..

Primary location: Las Cruces United States