I. Land quality

•  existing knowledge and scientific challenges
•  system approach and integrated land quality assessment

II. Land cover dynamics

• detection (remote sensing) and analysis
• the effect of climate change
• socioeconomic drivers and consequences

III. Land as a resource

• linking land cover dynamics, population change, innovation and jobs creation for the benefit of local economy

IV. Landscape planning and land allocation

• spatial optimisation of land functions

V. Land and soil in the hydrological cycle

• the role of soil water in runoff, nutrient availability and biochemical fluxes

VI. Towards a net zero land degradation word

• from assessment to implementation

VII. Sustainable intensification

• soil and land management strategies and techniques

VIII. Data management and land information systems

• land quality and cadastral maps
• farming data

 IX. Economic land evaluation

 X. Global issues, local processes and solutions

• climate, biodiversity, desertification