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Anthroscape: A Holistic Landscape Based Approach for Mitigating Environmental Threats of 21st Century
Centuries are remembered with human achievements alike the bronze age, the iron age of archaic and the 20th century as the age of innovation. However, the 21st century will be remembered as the age of extinction due to ...
Tree-induced changes in a Terra Rossa soil under olive. Observations from an integrated field study
A range of indicators including chemical, physical, morphological, and clay mineral properties were investigated to support
an integrated evaluation of the changes induced by a long established olive grove on a red ...
Improving Sorghum Productivity in Waterlogged Vertisols in North Gondar, Ethiopia.
Sorghum is a major crop in Vertisols of the North Gondar zone in Ethiopia. Due to
waterlogging on these Vertisols, the crop may stay in the field for more than seven months and
productivity is extremely low. Sorghum ...
Publication Review: Multifaceted Impacts of Sustainable Land Management in Drylands
Water management practices such as water harvesting yield important environment and socio-economic benefits by reducing environmental risks, improving soil
health and increasing crop yields, particularly in dry areas. ...
Impact of Vetch Cover Crop on Runoff, Soil Loss, Soil Chemical Properties and Yield of Chickpea in North Gondar, Ethiopia. Purdue 2016.
Cover crops improve the sustainability and quality of both natural systems and agro
ecosystems. In the Gumara-Maksegnit watershed which is located in the Lake Tana basin of
Ethiopia, farmers usually use a fallow period ...
Assessment of SWC intervention impacts at the watershed scale: Case study of Rmel watershed in central Tunisia. In B. Elleuch, 2nd International Conference on Integrated Environmental Management for Sustainable Development. Book of Proceedings. 251-265.
The objective of this study is to evaluate the large scale impacts of the bench terrace SWC technique
widely applied in central and northern Tunisia using SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool). The model was set up for the ...
Rangeland rehabilitation in the southern part of the Mediterranean basin
Rangelands of the southern part of the Mediterranean basin have for centuries provided forage for livestock and wildlife. Now their role as providers of ecosystem services and goods is being widely recognized by local ...