The Decision Support Tool helps decision-makers prioritize sustainable land management practices using the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus, fostering collaboration, facilitating social learning, and balancing diverse stakeholder interests.

Compilador/a:

Joren Verbist

Criação:

2024-10-17 19:08

Gradoni orchard terraces are intermittent strips of contour-based structures separated by catchments of about 10 metres. They are designed to capture and hold rainwater, reduce erosion, and improve conditions for the cultivation (in this case) of almond and pistachio trees, thereby enhancing land productivity and climate resilience in dryland areas.

Compilador/a:

Joren Verbist

Criação:

2025-05-23 13:40

Contour trenches for the cultivation of almond trees, and contour strips for cereals are types of rainwater harvesting structures. They are designed to capture runoff, reduce erosion, and enhance soil moisture—thereby improving land productivity and supporting climate-resilient agriculture in lowland dry areas.

Compilador/a:

Joren Verbist

Criação:

2025-05-29 16:10

Water exploitation is a major issue in Afghanistan. The lift irrigation technology helps to irrigate an afforestation/agroforestry area (demonstration plot) using surface water (rivers) and solar-powered submersible pump. The construction of reservoirs at the demo plot ensures efficient water storage and use for irrigation purposes without relying on groundwater. A well-designed pipe irrigation scheme is implemented to distribute water evenly across the site, supporting plant irrigation and growth.

Compilador/a:

Ahmad Khalid Wiyar

Criação:

2025-01-12 11:33

La lutte contre l'ensablement des cuvettes oasiennes dans les départements de Gouré et de Maïné-Soroa est réalisée à travers deux techniques de fixation des dunes: (i) la fixation mécanique ou primaire (palissades inertes, fascines) qui stabilise les masses sableuses en mouvement ou empêche la formation de ces masses sableuses sur des obstacles (infrastructures, boisements, bordures de cuvettes), et (ii) la fixation biologique ou définitive qui consiste à créer une couverture végétale permanente sur la dune.

Compilador/a:

BOUKARY BAKO Mamane Maitourare

Criação:

2024-11-29 14:58

This technology promotes gender-responsive sustainable land management in Origo Maje, Ogun State, through agroforestry, soil conservation, and climate-smart agriculture practices that empower women and men equally to enhance land productivity, restore degraded ecosystems, and improve livelihoods

Compilador/a:

Owolabi Adewumi

Criação:

2025-01-23 13:09

Intercropping maize with high-forage legumes, such as Lablab, is a sustainable farming practice embraced by the Gulugwe Cluster Fence members in Mosetse village, Botswana. This method involves growing forage legumes alongside cereal crops like maize, offering a range of environmental, agronomic, and economic benefits through rotational systems.

Compilador/a:

Retshephile Candy Johny-Matheo

Criação:

2024-11-14 14:14

CoDriVE-VI is a participatory approach that integrates local knowledge with scientific data through 3D visual modelling to assess groundwater vulnerability and support sustainable, community-based groundwater management. It overlays surface and subsurface features, enabling villagers to visualize aquifer systems and develop informed water use plans.

Compilador/a:

Pratik Ramteke

Criação:

2025-05-26 11:23

A community-based seed bank system is a locally managed initiative where farmers and community members collect, store, and share seeds to ensure germplasm and food security, preserve crop diversity, and support sustainable agriculture. These banks are governed by community rules.

Compilador/a:

Pratik Ramteke

Criação:

2025-05-23 07:58

Le reforestation de la mangrove aide à lutter contre la désertification et la dégradation des terres de plusieurs façons essentielles. Les sites de reboisement se trouvent à l'intérieur de l'AMP (Aire Marine Protégée) de Bamboung, plus précisément dans le secteur de Sadiala. Ce secteur comprend trois sites : Sadiala 1, Sadiala 2, et Sadiala 3, couvrant respectivement 4,89 ha, 0,232 ha, et 0,06 ha, pour un total de 5,182 ha. Les écosystèmes forestiers de ces sites montrent une certaine régénération naturelle, bien que faible. Les efforts de restauration sont cruciaux pour contrer les effets de la salinisation, de l'érosion côtière, et de l'ensablement, exacerbés par des pratiques humaines non durables.

Compilador/a:

Marthe Therese Ndella DIOUF

Criação:

2025-01-09 13:21

Innovative production of home garden crops using improved technologies to boost growth, making it eco-friendly to both humans and the environment. It was innovative in that we used improved seeds and equally promoted the use of manure in the farming. The crops cultivated in this home garden included; cabbages, celery, leeks, persil and basilic.

Compilador/a:

Fenwi Linda Ngengeh

Criação:

2024-11-13 09:42

Enhanced beekeeping using modern frame hives technology supports participation of women and youths as it is an important source of household income. Traditional forest-based beekeeping requires spending time away from home and is generally not appropriate for family-based women and the youth. In addition modern beekeeping technologies support sustainable natural resource management. Traditional beekeeping requires debarking and cutting down trees for bark hive preparation, which is destructive to the environment.

Compilador/a:

Tukiya Nkwashi Muke

Criação:

2024-11-20 08:07

A trench is a shallow excavation made in the ground to harvest rainwater, control runoff flow, reduce soil erosion, and improve soil moisture retention. Trenches are typically surveyed and designed based on the slope, soil type, and rainfall patterns of the area where they are implemented.

Compilador/a:

Koetlisi Koetlisi

Criação:

2025-01-16 09:46

This multi canopy agroforestry technology is implemented in the cattle corridor. Annual crops such as banana (musa acuminata), and maize (Zea mays) together with perennial crops such as coffee (coffea) and tree species (psedopodia microcarpa) are integrated and form the front lower vertical spaces, followed by a level of taller crops. The highest level is formed by tall trees and crops forming the upper canopy, maximizing land use and ecological benefits.

Compilador/a:

Kamugisha Rick Nelson

Criação:

2024-12-04 07:29

Beekeeping is an activity which involves maintenance of bee colonies by using man-made hives within a special selected area. Through beekeeping, conservation of trees is ensured as they provide a potential resource (nectar) required by bees for honey productions as they flower variably. Also, trees are used for hanging of bee hives (ON TREE apiaries) and hence are conserved. Therefore, beekeeping is one among the Sustainable Forest Management practices that has been used for conservation of natural trees and forest reserves.

Compilador/a:

LINDA SHIO

Criação:

2025-01-16 10:19

L’approche 4L intègre la gestion des terres, l'apprentissage social, la résilience des paysages et les moyens de subsistance durables pour une gestion équilibrée des ressources naturelles. Elle favorise une gouvernance participative et adaptative afin d’assurer la durabilité environnementale et socio-économique.

Compilador/a:

Dimby RAHERINJATOVOARISON

Criação:

2025-02-12 11:24

An integrated community-led initiative has been established to restore the degraded forests in Paktya province. This initiative focuses on setting up nurseries and incorporates both indigenous and scientific knowledge to cultivate climate-resilient species, such as Cedrus deodara and Pinus gerardiana. These efforts have enhanced the community’s knowledge and skills in sapling production and transplantation, leading to significant improvements in the productivity of these key species, which holds substantial ecological, social, cultural and economic values.

Compilador/a:

Mohammad Wazir Ahmadzai

Criação:

2024-12-09 05:30

Community-driven reforestation initiative that involves awareness-raising, capacity building, feasibility analysis, and collaboration among various stakeholders to address land degradation and promote sustainable forest and rangeland management

Compilador/a:

Mohammad Aslam Hasand

Criação:

2025-01-12 07:32

Artificial reseeding is a key method for restoring degraded rangelands. It involves reintroducing native, palatable fodder species to improve vegetation cover, soil health, and biodiversity. This process boosts forage for grazing animals, stabilizes soil, and helps combat desertification, enhancing ecosystem health and productivity.

Compilador/a:

Gul Nabi Khan Noorani

Criação:

2024-11-13 07:26

Restoring degraded rangelands through quarantine in Qadis district, Badghis Afghanistan.

Compilador/a:

Shamsulhaq Shams

Criação:

2024-12-19 06:35

La technologie GDT mise en œuvre à Zahakro, dans la localité de Toumodi, repose sur l’association d’arbres et de cultures afin d’améliorer la fertilité des sols et la rétention d’eau.

Compilador/a:

Alexandre KOFFI

Criação:

2024-11-12 15:27

Reconstitution of soils is a patented pedotechnology that brings benefits to degraded soils. Simultaneously, it raises awareness of the potential of restoring soil fertility through recycling. The approach starts with the identification of the soil issue, and the technology is then planned, implemented and promoted through a consortium.

Compilador/a:

Chiara Cassinari

Criação:

2024-10-17 13:41

If potatoes are cultivated using Rotational and Furrow planting methods, soil quality is maintained, and Production targets are met. Potato Farming is a women-friendly production process through which women can become self-relient.

Compilador/a:

Elias Murmu

Criação:

2025-02-18 04:55

Les cuvettes en pierres sèches, une technique ancienne, trouvent leurs racines dans des traditions de gestion de l'eau. Cette méthode utilise des structures en pierre sans mortier pour créer des cuvettes qui captent efficacement l'eau de ruissellement.

Compilador/a:

Fatiha Guerrouche

Criação:

2024-11-13 11:17

La restauration et la réhabilitation des parcours steppiques reposent sur des initiatives majeures, notamment les mises en défens et les plantations pastorales avec des espèces robustes comme Atriplex canescens, Tamarix gallica L. Ces mesures ont pour objectif de contrer la dégradation des écosystèmes steppiques, fragilisés par la désertification et le surpâturage.

Compilador/a:

Abdelhakim Zidi

Criação:

2024-11-12 16:35

Salinity and associated land degradation in parts of the Northeast of Thailand limits production. Knowledge of saline soil management was integrated into an organic agriculture system: dolomite application adjusted pH levels, manure increased the soil's organic matter, while fermented bio-extracts stimulated root systems. Yields of chili pepper and parsley improved greatly.

Compilador/a:

Laksamee Mettpranee

Criação:

2024-08-08 04:19

The technology (Agroforestry) integrates trees, crops, and livestock within a synergistic system to optimize land use and productivity. This innovative approach enhances soil health, conserves biodiversity, and strengthens climate resilience while supporting sustainable livelihoods for local communities.

Compilador/a:

Mika'il Haruna Daya

Criação:

2024-11-12 13:49

The project “Scaling up experiential learning tools for sustainable water governance in India” aimed at enhancing sustainable water management at scale by improving the capacities of 1,500 rural communities covering 105,000 households directly and 2,000 communities covering 140,000 households indirectly in six Indian states to manage water more sustainably. This was achieved through experiential learning from collective action games, structured community debriefings, and participatory water planning tools that contribute to greater awareness and improved governance, inducing behavioural change toward more sustainable water governance and management. The work was jointly conducted by the Foundation for Ecological Security, India (FES), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).

Compilador/a:

Vishwambhar Duche

Criação:

2024-08-19 10:48

Conservation farming prevents the degradation of soil structure, the loss of organic matter and soil biodiversity, while maintaining and restoring soil fertility. Thereby it fosters optimal conditions for crop growth and development while contributing to climate change adaptation and mitigation.

Compilador/a:

Fadziso Mawunganidze

Criação:

2024-11-27 01:26

Les cordons pierreux sont la technologie la plus répandue et la plus efficace de gestion des terres dégradées de la commune de Bossofala. Dans le village de Néguébabougou, les agriculteurs dont les terres agricoles sont situées sur une pente ou aux flancs des monticules, l’utilisent comme mécanisme approprié pour contrer l’érosion hydrique, maintenir la fertilité des sols et maximiser les rendements.

Compilador/a:

Ousmane BERTHE

Criação:

2024-11-22 12:45

A field at risk for erosion by water is divided so that a grass strip prevents soil loss and further damage to the field and the streets during a heavy rainfall.

Compilador/a:

Deborah Niggli

Criação:

2015-05-19 20:26

Robusta coffee in the Central Highlands of Vietnam is intercropped with pepper vines and fruit trees thus increasing the total planting density. This leads to higher land equivalent ratios compared to monocropping, thereby increasing land use efficiency, profitability, soil protection and resilience.

Compilador/a:

Carlos Gil Picon

Criação:

2024-11-08 10:34

An outreach programme aims to educate farmers about the benefits of ploughing rice stubble into the soil and incorporating green manure crops such as sunn hemp - as well as other sustainable practices. Groups of farmers are formed, and they are assisted by various organisations including the Land Development Department and volunteer "soil doctors".

Compilador/a:

Laksamee Mettpranee

Criação:

2024-08-06 08:49

In response to changing environmental conditions, it can be valuable to adopt new plant varieties that offer benefits such as drought tolerance. The technology described covers one such response in Switzerland.

Compilador/a:

Seraina Lerf

Criação:

2022-05-24 10:30

The technology integrates off-grid soil-less cultivation within a net house, utilizing solar-powered root zone cooling and ultra-low energy irrigation, thus significantly enhancing water and energy efficiency for sustainable agriculture in arid regions. This innovation is a key contribution within the Water-Energy-Food Nexus, addressing the unique challenges of food production in the Middle East.

Compilador/a:

Joren Verbist

Criação:

2024-08-25 14:55

Reconstitution of soils is a pedotechnique based on the treatment of organic and non-organic pedomaterials to achieve benefits in areas with barren, degraded, desertified and/ or sealed soils.

Compilador/a:

Chiara Cassinari

Criação:

2024-10-09 13:53

A half-moon pit, also known as an infiltration pit, is a semi-circular rainwater harvesting structure designed to capture and store runoff water, primarily in arid and semi-arid regions. Its design and implementation play a crucial role in reducing soil erosion, improving soil moisture retention, and enhancing vegetation growth.

Compilador/a:

Koetlisi Koetlisi

Criação:

2024-12-20 09:00

Shallow tillage involves disturbing the upper layer of soil without deep ploughing. It aims to provide a good seedbed, incorporate manure, control weeds, and enhance water infiltration while minimizing soil erosion and compaction. A machine tiller has recently replaced animal traction for this purpose.

Compilador/a:

Wiem Haouari

Criação:

2024-11-15 22:10

Les terres cultivées sont résistantes au feu et peuvent servir de coupe-feu en raison de la présence d'humidité et du manque de combustible sec. La mise en place de coupures de combustible par l’agriculture permet de créer des paysages en mosaïque résistants aux incendies, tout en réduisant la dégradation des forêts et la déforestation.

Compilador/a:

Dimby RAHERINJATOVOARISON

Criação:

2024-11-12 13:48

Intercropping maize with legumes improves soil fertility and provides a rapid source of income for smallholders. Red cowpea, known locally as “lojy zazamena”, is the most widely used legume, but there are also other varieties of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) that adapt well to the region's environmental conditions.

Compilador/a:

Dimby RAHERINJATOVOARISON

Criação:

2024-11-14 18:51