Resources Tagged: Land Management

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  1. Sloping Agricultural Land Technology (SALT)

    Key Resource
    2012-01-01 Asia makes up less than one third (30%) of the world’s land area and yet carries over half (56%) of the world’s population. Moreover, the average population density of Asia becomes a significant long-term problem when food production is considered. Some countries in Asia have a population density...
    Terracing Agroforestry Soil Degradation Sloping Agricultur... Land Management Highland Farming SALT A-Frame Level

  2. Field-surveying for Land and Water Management

    1990-01-01 This booklet aims to give insight into the subject matter so that you will be able to apply the methods described when carrying out small-scale measures. These measures include: staking out and digging a canal, staking out and construction a terrace, and levelling a field. Small-scale measures...
    Land Management Water Management Field surveys

  3. Pastoralist Managed Natural Regeneration

    2016-03-03 Session: This session will demonstrate Pastoralist Managed Natural Regeneration, a new reforestation practice which is successfully reversing the rapid deforestation and desertification in dryland Africa. Pastoralist Managed Natural Regeneration (PMNR) has been shown to be a simple, income...
    Land Management East Africa

  4. The Savory Institute

    The Savory Institute develops innovative tools and curricula, informs policy, establishes market incentives, increases public awareness, and coordinates research: cultivating relationships with aligned partners.
    Grasslands Holistic Management Land Management Rangeland Management Rotational Grazing

  5. A Method to Identify and Evaluate the Legal and Institutional Framework for the Management of Water and Land in Asia

    2003-01-01 The Outcome of a Study in Southeast Asia and the People's Republic of China This report outlines a method used to gain a perspective on legal and institutional arrangements for water and land management in three countries in Southeast Asia, Laos, Bangladesh, and China. This report is a summary of...
    Asia Land Management Water Management

  6. Land evaluation for irrigated agriculture: guidelines

    This bulletin is written for all concerned with land evaluation or irrigation planning, and is divided into two parts. Part one explains the recommended procedures of land evaluation and land suitability classification for irrigated agriculture and is based on the FAO Framework for Land...
    Land Management Water Resources De... Irrigation Farming

  7. The Restoration of Land: The Ecology and Reclamation of Derelict and Degraded Land

    1980-01-01 This book deals with the problems of derelict land on a global scale, and shows how the problems can be solved most effectively by a proper scientific understanding of the ecological factors which affect plant growth. Throughout the text, the viewpoint is one of a practical nature and the book...
    Soil science Land Management

  8. Agroforestry in Australia and New Zealand

    1985-01-01 It is hoped this book will inspire farmers, researchers and others interested in land management to be more innovative in their tree growing activities, and provide a guide to help them get started.
    Land Management Agroforestry Australia New Zealand

  9. Land and Decentralisation in Senegal

    Land and decentralisation policies in Senegal have been closely linked since the country became independent in 1960. Public lands are currently managed by the local governments of municipalities and rural communities, with the latter responsible for the land and natural resources in unprotected...
    Land Management Decentralization i...

  10. Land Evaluation for Forestry

    1984-01-01 These guidelines present procuedures for conducting land evaluation with particular reference to forestry. The principles and methods described here will be found applicable to most forest land use planning situations. These could deal with choices among kinds and intensities of land uses.
    Forestry Land Management Rural Development Land Use Forest Site Quality