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Agdal
technologies

Agdal [Morocco]

Afin de réduire la dégradation des ressources naturelles tels que les pâturages et les forêts, des périodes de fermeture ou de limitations d'usage sont appliquées dans les terres communautaires de tribus Tamazight dans l'Atlas marocain.

  • Compiler: Stefan Graf
Infiltration ditches and ponding banks
technologies

Infiltration ditches and ponding banks [Namibia]

Construction of contour ditches and ponding banks/ bunds to trap rainwater for infiltration. Improved growth of plants and replenishment of groundwater is promoted, while safely discharging excess water to avoid erosion. Integrated with other technologies that treat the root causes of rangeland degradation - rather than a stand-alone technology.

  • Compiler: Ibo Zimmermann
Bush Thinning and Biomass Processing by Manual or Mechanised Means
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Bush Thinning and Biomass Processing by Manual or … [Namibia]

In Namibia, excess bush is harvested to reduce competition with other plants, especially grasses. Bush can be thinned manually (e.g. with axes), semi-mechanised (e.g. chainsaws) or fully mechanised (e.g. customised equipment). After cutting, the bush is left to dry and then processed into chips or other products.

  • Compiler: Johannes Laufs
Combined herding for planned grazing
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Combined herding for planned grazing [Namibia]

Daily combining of livestock from all households into a single herd to be driven to different designated portions of the communal grazing area. Grass can then recover by replenishing its reserves before being re-grazed some months later.

  • Compiler: Ibo Zimmermann
Assisted Natural Regeneration on agro-pastoral, sylvo-pastoral and pastoral land
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Assisted Natural Regeneration on agro-pastoral, sylvo-pastoral and pastoral … [Niger]

Assisted Natural Regeneration (ANR) in pastoral zones is a simple and low-cost agroforestry technique. It involves locating and preserving shoots from stumps of woody and herbaceous vegetation on communal land used for agro-pastoralism, sylvo-pastoralism or pastoralism. The aim is to accelerate the process of natural regeneration resulting from natural seedlings …

  • Compiler: Soumaila Abdoulaye
Firebreaks
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Firebreaks [Niger]

Firebreaks are strips from which dry vegetation – straw - is removed in order to stop the progression of fire into the large areas of grazing land. They are of paramount importance for protecting and securing available grazing.

  • Compiler: Soumaila Abdoulaye