ICFRE had documented following 21 best practices for sustainable land and ecosystem management under the World Bank funded SLEM Project (2009-2014):

• Dissemination of sustainable land and ecosystem management practices and traditional knowledge through community radio station 
• Managing ground water for adaptation to climate change in southern India
• Mulberry cultivation- A diversification climate change  adaptation practice for sustainable livelihood under semi-arid regions
• System of rice intensification for sustainable land and ecosystem management
• Wadi - A treebased farming system model for sustainable land and ecosystem management
• On farm conservation of genetically important crop landraces of rajmash for sustainable land and ecosystem management
• Rehabilitation of degraded bamboo forests in
• Agarbatti preparation from degraded bamboo forests
• Lac cultivation for livelihood generation and biodiversity conservation
• Sustainable land and ecosystem management in shifting cultivation areas
• Integrated farm development for sustainable land productivity
• Agro-biodiversity Innovations for sustainable land and ecosystem management
• Awala based agroforestry for sustainable land and ecosystem management
• Chauka System for management of common property resources for sustainable livelihood and adaptation to climate change in dry regions
• Participatory model for water harvesting and development of community pastures in Thar Desert 
• Climate change adaptation by promotion of fodder and pasture development for animal based farming system in the hills
• Rejuvenation of Gharats (Water Mills) for sustainable land and ecosystem Management
• Role of Van Panchayats in sustainable land and ecosystem management
• Sustainable management of resources for livelihood improvement through watershed management in the hills
• Rain water harvesting and augmentation of water resources for sustainable land and ecosystem management in
• Land shaping for climate change adaptation and sustainable livelihoods in Sundarbans

Out of above, ESIP envisages up-scaling of selected best practices in the private lands. common property resource lands and non-forest lands in the states of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh as per their location specific and suitability in the selected project areas. Besides MoEFCC/ GIZ have identified following best natural resource management practices:

• Climate-proofing fish farming
• Eco-restoration and institution strengthening
• Improving pasture management and livestock rearing
• Livelihood diversification through integrated production systems