Abstract:This study draws on the FESLM framework developed by FAO, that considers productivity, security,protection, viability and acceptability in evaluating the sustainability of land management. The authors attempt to refine this by proposing a supportive system of 41 indicators, and target values for each that would point to sustainable land management. A comprehensive case study of Daka village in 2002 found an index of 51.23 %, suggesting that its land management is still at a developing stage. The major facto...