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Rangeland Health

In 1994, the National Research Council Committee on Rangeland Classification Systems published a report addressing current methods and possible improvements to assess the status of rangeland resources. The report recommended that assessments be based on rangeland health, which embodies the degree to which the integrity of soil and ecological processes within the ecosystem are sustained. Proper functioning of these processes is assumed to ensure that rangelands have the capacity to produce commodities and satisfy values on a sustainable basis.