A field at risk for erosion by water is divided so that a grass strip prevents soil loss and further damage to the field and the streets during a heavy rainfall.

• Compiler: Deborah Niggli
• 05/19/2015 8:26 nm.

In response to changing environmental conditions, it can be valuable to adopt new plant varieties that offer benefits such as drought tolerance. The technology described covers one such response in Switzerland.

• Compiler: Seraina Lerf
• 05/24/2022 10:30 vm.

The riparian zone is the buffer area between a watercourse and the adjacent land. Healthy riparian ecosystems stabilise the banks, maintain the microclimate, protect against flooding, filter chemicals and improve both biodiversity and water quality.

• Compiler: Nives Ramisberger
• 04/28/2022 2:50 nm.