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Planting and maintenance of shelter or protection belts is another important method of soil and water management. Shelter belts are composed of ground vegetation cover, for example trees and bushes, that provide shelter to crops from very hot sun and desiccating dry winds. They also provide a pathway for run-off of excess water during heavy (monsoon) rains that is protected from erosion by the vegetation. Thus they help to control runoff, conserve soil, improve water percolation into the soil, conserve moisture, and provide sediment-free water downstream.
Wetlands are important because they provide habitat for thousands of species of aquatic and terrestrial plants and animals. Wetlands are ...
ICIMOD has a number of ongoing activities in biodiversity conservation. At the Knowledge Park at Godavari, the emphasis ...
Water is one of the basic necessities for life, and water scarcity is one of the most important ...
A trombe wall keeps rooms warm in winter and cool in summer! We demonstrate a simple trombe wall in the ...
Green manure is a growing cover crop of annual plants (or other growing plant material) that is dug into the ...
Research and vegetation management on the site is not confined to trees and bushes. A focused effort is being made ...
Goat husbandry Goats are part of the farm household in mountain farming systems. Particularly for marginal farmers, they have ...
Taxus wallichiana (Himalayan yew), is a species of #yew, native to the Himalaya and parts of ...
