Methods Of Combatting Rural Land Degradation Flashcards

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Small scale irrigation schemes

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Brings water security to areas
Ensures vegetation does not die
Encourages natural vegetation to grow
Native species reintroduced

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Large scale dams

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Ensure regular water supply

Expensive and environmental consequences

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Crop rotation

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Ensures that the same nutrients are not always taken from the soil
Allows soil recovery
Maintains vegetation cover

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Wind shields

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Trees planted in lines perpendicular to the prevailing wind
Protects against desertification
Prevents the wind from blowing away the nutrient rich top soil

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Drought resistant shrubs and plants

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Successful in areas such as the Sahel in Africa North of the equator with little rainfall or water access
Plant roots bind soil and prevent erosion by rain

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Animal fences

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Moved around to control grazing and trampling of ground by animals which compacts the ground
Leads to higher rates of erosion

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Stone Lines

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Can be placed at the bottom of slopes and when overland/surface flow moves sediment is trapped
Locals rake this material back over the source area in order to minimise land degradation

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