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  1. 1985-01-01 Aux questions le plus souvent très concrètes que Agromisa reçoit, on peut répondre dans la plupart des cas, par des conseils très concrets également. De temps en temps, on reçoit pourtant aussi des questions comme celle-ci : "Qu'est-ce qu'on peut faire dans cette région contre l'érosion?". A une...
  2. 1983-01-01 In compiling the booklet we have kept the following objectives in mind: To emphasize the seriousness of the erosion problem. Erosion is not always recognized in time, and certainly not when it takes place surreptitiously. To give an insight into the causes and the course of the erosion process,...
  3. The interdependence of soils, vegetation, and wildlife is a phenomenon now recognized to be of great practical significance. Vegetation, the prime instrument for conserving soil, also affords habitats for wildlife. Intelligent use of vegetation, therefore, perpetuates two fundamental natural...
  4. The founder of Indobamboo, Arief, is a second generation bamboo specialist, following in the footsteps of hismother Linda Garland, who founded the Environmental Bamboo Foundation. Linda is well-regarded for putting in place theground work that mademany giant leaps possible forindustrialists,...
  5. 2000-03-20 Vetiver grass has such a strong root system it was used to anchor a winch for pulling a vehicle out of a ravine.
  6. 2008-07-20 This method is designed to allow crops to be grown even onsteep hillsides with minimal erosion while at the same timeincreasing soil fertility and providing fodder for livestock.Rather than controlling erosion with rock terraces or ditches, SALT relies on rows of vegetation.
  7. Key Resource 2010-01-01 2 Copies Turn water scarcity into water abundance! Earthworks are one of the easiest, least expensive, and most effective ways of passively harvesting and conserving multiple sources of water in the soil. Associated vegetation then pumps the harvested water back out in the form of beauty, food,...