Approaches

The approach of groove fastening sandy loam and sandy soils of the Aral sea's drained bottom [Kazakhstan]

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1. General information

1.2 Contact details of resource persons and institutions involved in the assessment and documentation of the Approach

Key resource person(s)

SLM specialist:
Name of the institution(s) which facilitated the documentation/ evaluation of the Approach (if relevant)
SPC of Forest Facility (SPC of Forest Facility) - Kazakhstan

1.3 Conditions regarding the use of data documented through WOCAT

The compiler and key resource person(s) accept the conditions regarding the use of data documented through WOCAT:

Ja

1.4 Reference(s) to Questionnaire(s) on SLM Technologies

2. Description of the SLM Approach

2.1 Short description of the Approach

The approach of groove fastening sandy-loam and sandy soils of the Aral sea's drained bottom

2.2 Detailed description of the Approach

Detailed description of the Approach:

Aims / objectives: In Kyzylorda region, the area of the new heath land formed in results of drying of the Aral sea that makes more than 23000 km.sq. approximately half from wich sandy and sandy-loam soils on structure from these surfaces it is taken out a huge dust and salt masses to the nearest and remote territories what pollute the invironment and cause harm to health and an agriculture.

Methods: For prevention to deflation of light soils on wich separately worth trees and saxaul grow were cut sandy-accumulated grooves wich bacic direction was accepted with perpendicular prevailing winds. At grooves cutting it was used a cultivator with earthing working bodies (constr. -2,8PM) in the unit with a tractor (MT-80(82). The distance between grooves made 140 cent. It is width on top 30 cent in a bottom 15 cent depth 13 cent and height 10 cent. The term of groovers installation are July-August as by time of saxaul seed subsidence in them will be postponed the freshened sand which will serve in the beginning as a box and then as a mulching material for seeds from postponed in grooves seeds there is a self-sowing saxaul which quality per 1 ha in the first year makes up to 2500 pieces. The next years it is occurrence in grooves proceeds. Thus goes overgrowing with saxaul and other plants on the surface of sandy-loam and sandy soils, what prevents the deflationary processes. The applied approach allows to create bank of seed fund 'in-suty', with subsequent use of seedling for struggle against deflation.

2.3 Photos of the Approach

2.5 Country/ region/ locations where the Approach has been applied

Country:

Kazakhstan

Region/ State/ Province:

Kyzylordinscya area

2.6 Dates of initiation and termination of the Approach

Indicate year of initiation:

2001

Year of termination (if Approach is no longer applied):

2005

2.7 Type of Approach

  • project/ programme based

2.8 Main aims/ objectives of the Approach

The Approach focused on SLM only (Struggle against deflation, drifts by sands of settlements, roads)

The basic objective of the approach - is the fastening of a surface deflation on the light soils.

The SLM Approach addressed the following problems: The given approach is directed. 1) On fastening light soils of Aral sea's drained bottom as they are subject to deflation. 2) On the decision of environmental problems of region

2.9 Conditions enabling or hindering implementation of the Technology/ Technologies applied under the Approach

availability/ access to financial resources and services
  • hindering

Lack of financing did not allow to think of fastening the blown grounds

Treatment through the SLM Approach: Significant reduction of cost of unit of the fixed area

legal framework (land tenure, land and water use rights)
  • enabling

did not help and did not hinder.

knowledge about SLM, access to technical support
  • hindering

Small park of tractors and forest-facilited mashines

Treatment through the SLM Approach: Processing of soil by one kind of a cultivation

3. Participation and roles of stakeholders involved

3.1 Stakeholders involved in the Approach and their roles

  • local land users/ local communities

Working land users were mainly men. The tractor operator who has been involved at soil processing had no a permanent job.

  • NGO

SPC for forest facility

If several stakeholders were involved, indicate lead agency:

The given approach was developed by employees of laborotory 'Aral' SPC for forest facility

3.2 Involvement of local land users/ local communities in the different phases of the Approach
Involvement of local land users/ local communities Specify who was involved and describe activities
initiation/ motivation none
planning none
implementation external support casual labour; For soil processing the tractor operator has been employed
monitoring/ evaluation none
Research none

3.3 Flow chart (if available)

Description:

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3.4 Decision-making on the selection of SLM Technology/ Technologies

Specify who decided on the selection of the Technology/ Technologies to be implemented:
  • SLM specialists alone
Explain:

bu land users alone

Decisions on the method of implementing the SLM Technology were made by by SLM specialists alone (top-down). bu land users alone

4. Technical support, capacity building, and knowledge management

4.1 Capacity building/ training

Was training provided to land users/ other stakeholders?

Ja

Specify who was trained:
  • land users
  • Mainly for SWC specialists, partly for planners
Subjects covered:

There were carried out the studies with land users on essence of the approach and it demonstration through realization

4.2 Advisory service

Do land users have access to an advisory service?

Nee

4.3 Institution strengthening (organizational development)

Have institutions been established or strengthened through the Approach?
  • no

4.4 Monitoring and evaluation

Is monitoring and evaluation part of the Approach?

Ja

Comments:

bio-physical aspects were regular monitored through observations
There were None changes in the Approach as a result of monitoring and evaluation: There were no changes in the approach. The results of realization of the approach are satisfactory, provede high percent of sprouting seeds (up to 60%) and its acclimatization. (up to 50%).

4.5 Research

Was research part of the Approach?

Ja

Specify topics:
  • ecology
Give further details and indicate who did the research:

The approach was offered after carrying out of research works

Research was carried out on station

5. Financing and external material support

5.1 Annual budget for the SLM component of the Approach

If precise annual budget is not known, indicate range:
  • < 2,000
Comments (e.g. main sources of funding/ major donors):

Approach costs were met by the following donors: other (SPC for forest facility): 100.0%

5.2 Financial/ material support provided to land users

Did land users receive financial/ material support for implementing the Technology/ Technologies?

Nee

5.3 Subsidies for specific inputs (including labour)

  • none
 
Comments:

land users did not finance the approach

5.4 Credit

Was credit provided under the Approach for SLM activities?

Nee

6. Impact analysis and concluding statements

6.1 Impacts of the Approach

Did the Approach help land users to implement and maintain SLM Technologies?
  • No
  • Yes, little
  • Yes, moderately
  • Yes, greatly

The given approach is accepted as antideflationary means.

Did the Approach improve issues of land tenure/ user rights that hindered implementation of SLM Technologies?
  • No
  • Yes, little
  • Yes, moderately
  • Yes, greatly

The land use rights did not hinder SWC activities such problems did not raise

Did other land users / projects adopt the Approach?
  • No
  • Yes, little
  • Yes, moderately
  • Yes, greatly

6.3 Sustainability of Approach activities

Can the land users sustain what has been implemented through the Approach (without external support)?
  • yes

6.4 Strengths/ advantages of the Approach

Strengths/ advantages/ opportunities in the land user’s view
There are new sites for grazing of the domestic animals (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: To expand the areas of use of the approach)
Appear the saxaul woods where it is possible to prepare fuel (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: The same)
Improves ecological conditions in region
Strengths/ advantages/ opportunities in the compiler’s or other key resource person’s view
The deflation of the light soils stops (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: To expand the areas of use of the approach)
Raises the amount of forests territories (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: The same)
The grassy vegetation is condensed
It is improves agromeliorative properties of the grounds (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: To continue and expand application of the approach)

6.5 Weaknesses/ disadvantages of the Approach and ways of overcoming them

Weaknesses/ disadvantages/ risks in the land user’s view How can they be overcome?
The certain contribution of physical work is reqvired The material help to local communities
Weaknesses/ disadvantages/ risks in the compiler’s or other key resource person’s view How can they be overcome?
Low consciousness of local population Ecological education and formation

7. References and links

7.1 Methods/ sources of information

  • field visits, field surveys
  • interviews with land users

7.2 References to available publications

Title, author, year, ISBN:

To develop methods of assistance to natural renewal of a saxaul on the grounads of a naked bootom of Aral sea (the manuscript) 2003 y. The author Kaverin V.

Available from where? Costs?

In funds of SPC for forest facility

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