Evaluation of the Impact of Stone Bunds on Soil Loss and Surface Runoff in the Gumara Maksegnit Watershed, Northern Highlands of Ethiopia.
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Stefanie Wakolbinger, Eva Maria Obereder, Stefan Strohmeier, Gema Guzman, Nigus Demelash, Jose Alfonso Gomez, Claudio Zucca, Andreas Klik. (22/4/2016). Evaluation of the Impact of Stone Bunds on Soil Loss and Surface Runoff in the Gumara Maksegnit Watershed, Northern Highlands of Ethiopia. Vienna, Austria.
Abstract
Ethiopia is highly affected by land degradation and one of the key problems is soil erosion. It is mainly caused by
the rapid population increase, deforestation, low vegetation cover and unbalanced livestock and crop production.
As far as about 85% of the Ethiopian population life of agriculture, it is essential to prevent or reduce further
degradation.
In the Northern Highlands of Ethiopia stone bunds are widely used as a soil and water conservation measure
(SWC). Stone bunds are little embankments of stones along the contour lines and influence the translation
processes of surface runoff.
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Strohmeier, Stefan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0723-5964
Zucca, Claudio https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8636-0511
Zucca, Claudio https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8636-0511