Land use planning is important for achieving life on earth by promoting sustainable development and management of natural resources. Without proper land use planning, soil degradation affects over 1.5 billion people globally and each year 12 million hectares of land are lost to drought, desertification, and deforestation, endangering wildlife. This highlights the need to protect, restore, and sustainably manage forests and combat desertification through awareness programs, replantation, and methods to stop soil erosion, in order to reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss for current and future generations.