SLM Labour-Sharing Group [Bhutan]
Labour-sharing group at village and sub-village level to ease the labour constraint faced by many households.
- Compiler: Karma Dorji
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SLM Focal Village [Bhutan]
Focused support to a single village community to promote the widespread integrated implementation of SLM interventions.
- Compiler: Karma Dorji
Participatory SLM Action Planning [Bhutan]
A methodology to identify in a participatory manner at village level land-based problems, its causal factors and mitigation measures to reduce land degradation and enhance rural livelihoods
- Compiler: Karma Dorji
Springshed Revival through Trenches and Checkdams [Bhutan]
Springshed revival through trenches and check dams is associated with a nature-based solution approach to reviving more than 20 springsheds. These were widened with the occasional construction of check dams to prevent rill erosion from the newly revived spring waters.
- Compiler: Karma Wangdi
Managed Burning of Rangeland [Bhutan]
Burning of rangeland (“tsamdro”) is a traditional management practice adopted by highlanders to control unpalatable grass and shrub species. This helps them produce adequate fodder for their yaks, cattle, horses, and sheep by creating a favorable environment for palatable grasses.
- Compiler: ONGPO LEPCHA
Stall-Feeding of Dairy Cows [Bhutan]
Stall-feeding is an improved cattle production system, which is increasingly being adopted with a growing population of high yielding exotic dairy breeds. Thus, most improved dairy cattle in Nepal are being reared under confinement with limited access to grazing, as it allows for easy and optimal supplementation of fodder.
- Compiler: Karma Wangdi
Use of Dummy Tigers to Repel Wild Animals [Bhutan]
Dummy tigers are used to scare off crop predators. This can be considered a SLM technology because it protects the crops from wild animals which in turn prevents erosion (both soil and water), adds nitrogen to the soil (i.e., by leguminous crops), and helps in nutrient cycling. Furthermore, time is …
- Compiler: Tshering Yangzom
Vermicomposting [Bhutan]
Vermicomposting is the practice of composting organic waste products with the aid of various types of worms. These worms aid the decomposition of organic materials, including kitchen leftovers and yard trash, resulting in the production of compost that is abundant in nutrients.
- Compiler: Karma Wangdi
Climate Resilient Irrigation Scheme [Bhutan]
A climate-resilient irrigation scheme is one that aims to successfully cope with and manage the impacts of climate change while preventing those impacts on the scheme from growing worse. The pipes are retrofitted with new and climate-resilient technology. Such a climate-proof irrigation system is designed to better withstand extreme weather …
- Compiler: Tshering Yangzom
Contour Stone Bunds [Bhutan]
Contour stone bunding on sloping agricultural lands reduces soil erosion and conserves soil moisture in order to retain soil productivity. It is promoted /recommended on slopes where there is adequate surface stone.
- Compiler: Nima Dolma Tamang