Rural: Strategies to Manage Rural Land Degredation Flashcards
FRAME: Fuel efficient stoves, what are they?
They use around half of the fuelwood compared to an open fire
FRAME: Fuel efficient stoves, why is this effective?
It means that less trees will be cut
FRAME: Fuel efficient stoves, example mark (think beabadoobee)
Ripple Africa is a charity which has supplied households with fuel efficient cook stoves
FRAME: Fuel efficient stoves, positive (cheaper)
It’s a cheaper alternative in comparison to other methods such as kerosene, making it more appealing and affordable to local people
FRAME: Reducing herd sizes, what does this do?
Smaller herds of livestock reduce the repeated impact of soil compaction
FRAME: Reducing herd sizes, why is this good?
This means that water can absorb into the soil
FRAME: Reducing Herd Sizes, why isn’t this effective? (unwillingness to lose valuable source of money)
Farmers aren’t always willing to do this as they don’t want to lose a valuable cash source.
FRAME: Reducing herd sizes, cultural significance of cows/neg
This is also culturally sensitive as traditionally a persons status in a tribe is based on the size of his herd
FRAME: Afforestation, why is it effective? (windbreakers)
Afforestation projects act as windbreaks to reduce wind erosion while the trees root bind the soil and hold it in place
FRAME: Afforestation, example mark
The Great Green Wall has restored 1.2 million hectares of land in Niger
FRAME: Afforeststion, negative (time)
However, trees take a long time to grow so this strategy is long term
FRAME: Afforeststion, why is it effective? (profit)
Gum in the trees can be sold for a profit once they’ve matured
FRAME: Managing Grazing Areas, what is it? (movable fencing!!)
Movable fencing allows farmers to rotate livestock between different grazing areas.
FRAME: Managing Grazing Areas, why is this effective?
It allows for soil to recover as no one spot is over-grazed.
FRAME: Managing Grazing Areas, Negative? (costly and cutting down of trees)
The cost of the material to make fences may be unaffordable and are made from wood, requiring local trees to be felled
FRAME: Managing Grazing Areas, Negative? (working together- tensions)
Villages and tribes having to work together when tensions may already be high can make this difficult
FRAME: Earth Smiles, what are they?
semi-circular pits dug to capture rainwater which infiltrates into the soil
FRAME: Earth Smiles, why are these effective?
Vegetation can grow and spread beteeen the pits, protecting the soil
FRAME: Earth Smiles, example mark?
Just Diggit is a charity which has restored almost 40 million m2 of land with locals
