Approaches
 

Community Organizations and Mobilization for Soil and Water Conservation Work (COM-SWC)
[Ethiopia]

Mass Mobilization (English) or aferna wuha tibeka zemecha (Amharic)
First published:
2017-07-24 09:24
Updated:
2017-07-24 09:23
Compiler:
Gizaw Desta Gessesse
Editors:
Reviewers:
Fabian Ottiger
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Technologies

Rehabilitation of Degraded Lands ( Area closure)
[Ethiopia]

Closing the degraded land to let it to regenerate by excluding human and animal interference ans speed up the regeneration process by applying some SWC activities and undertake enrichment plantation.

Compiler:
Unknown User
First published:
2017-04-14 09:11
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Technologies

Gully erosion management
[Ethiopia]

Gully erosion management is the application of combination of practices to control excess or concentrated runoff generation in the gully upstream catchment area, divert excess runoff upstream of gully heads and control further development of gully using appropriate structural and vegetative measures in the head, bed and sides of the gully and eventually convert into productive land through the consultation and involvement of local community.

Compiler:
Gizaw Desta Gessesse
First published:
2017-01-03 11:57
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Technologies

Vegetated graded soil bund
[Ethiopia]

Vegetated graded soil bund is a soil conservation practice meant for cultivated lands and constructed by excavating graded channel on upper side and develop embankment on lower side which is planted with grass or shrub species in order to control soil erosion and drain excess runoff implemented through community mobilization.

Compiler:
Gizaw Desta Gessesse
First published:
2017-01-03 10:49
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Technologies

Soil and water conservation. This assists in regeneration of pasture and prevention of desertification due to poor land use practices.
[Kenya]

In this new technology the Maasai people set aside some acres of land, fence it and plant grass where the land is bear or allow natural standing grass to germinate then harvest it and store as hay for future use. This also helps in preventing soil erosion and surface run off.

Compiler:
SAIKO JOYCE
First published:
2018-05-22 06:32
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