Framework / Assessment Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Rangeland Management Summary Public perceptions, intentions, and behaviors influence cultural, legal, and public policy decisions toward the management, consumption, and preservation of natural resources. In order for rangeland management decisions to be socially sustainable (especially on public lands), they must achieve and retain some minimum threshold of acceptability with citizens. This indicator would provide for regular measurement of preferences, attitudes, and intentions with respect to rangelands (and potentially other natural resource-based lands such as forests).