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11 Dec 2019 | Water management

Contour Hedgerows of Nitrogen-fixing Plants and Shelter/Protection Belts to Reduce Runoff and Soil Loss

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Photo: Jitendra Raj Bajracharya/ICIMOD.

These methods are both soil management and water management methods. They are described there.

Trombe Wall (Solar Technology)

A trombe wall keeps rooms warm in winter and cool in summer! We demonstrate a simple trombe wall in the ...

11 Dec 2019 Biodiversity
Collection, Identification and Conservation of Orchids, and Wild Edible and Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Research and vegetation management on the site is not confined to trees and bushes. A focused effort is being made ...

11 Dec 2019 Community outreach
Distribution of material – seed and seedlings

Large amounts of seeds and seedlings of useful plants from ICIMOD’s plant nursery have been distributed to farmers and farmers ...

11 Dec 2019 Livestock and fish
Livestock and Fish

Livestock are an integral component of the mixed farming system practiced by the great majority of farmers in ...

11 Dec 2019 Soil management
Agroforestry

One of the bases for establishing sustainable farming systems is to integrate nitrogen-fixing plants into the system, whether in the ...

Why are wetlands important?

Wetlands are important because they provide habitat for thousands of species of aquatic and terrestrial plants and animals. Wetlands are ...

11 Dec 2019 Water management
Water Management

Water is one of the basic necessities for life, and water scarcity is one of the most important ...

High value medicinal plants (Taxus wallichiana-Himalayan yew)

Taxus wallichiana (Himalayan yew), is a species of #yew, native to the Himalaya and parts of ...