CONCLUSIONS
This study investigates the policy framework on land degradation under post conflict environment in BIH, and stakeholder perception on policy framework in relation to land degradation. It was concluded that (1) Political communication and cooperation is the greatest challenge for land management in post conflict societies; (2) The existence of a policy framework is important, but not sufficient if implementation is weak; (3) Post conflict societies frequently face shortages of soil and land related data which creates additional challenges in addressing land degradation, because reliable national data are crucial for any assessment and development of strategic and policy framework that will address those issues; (4) Land owners/users are not active stakeholders in land related policy design and implementation, which relies primarily on decision makers; (5) Land degradation occurs at the local level, so local decision makers play an important role in sustainable land management, particularly from a land use planning perspective; (6) The susceptibility of the land to soil erosion slightly decreased from pre- to post-war period, driven by migration and land abandonment; (7) Knowledge is crucial for active participation in policy design, so education and awareness raising is a chance to build capacity of individuals and institutions in this regard; (8) Land degradation issues are of low importance at all levels of the decision making process in BIH, due to the need to address issues such as weak socio-economic condition, which is further aggravated by inadequate political communications among institutions, and migrations to the region.