Roles Of Land Management Professionals in The Actualization of Sustainable Development Goal 17 And African Union Aspirations 7.
The study assessed land management professional’s roles in actualizing Sustainable Development Goal 17 and African Aspiration 7 in Africa. Three specific objectives and null hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. A correlational research design was adopted for the study. The sample size of 45 lecturers was drawn from the population of 60 lecturers in Faculty of Environmental Sciences through simple random sampling technique. The obtained were analyzed using mean score and chi-square, respectively. The null hypothesis was tested at X2=61.9, 4 degree of freedom and <0.05 significant level and the results were among others, knowledge inclusion, capacity development, mobilize resources, monitoring and evaluation, preparation of reports, advocacy and outreach. Also, engage the public in awareness and sensitization, strengthen and leverage impact of land development programs, promote public consensus and local ownership for land reforms, provide concerns for primary and secondary stakeholders, training and capacity building, and data collection for good land governance to the prediction of actualizing SDG17 and African Aspiration 7 in Africa. Therefore, there is a significant relationship between the roles of land management professionals and the actualization of SDG17 and African Aspiration 7 in Africa.