SLM Database

Marshy land is transformed into a ridge and ditch area, where the ridges are wide enough for the nursery of diverse plants and seedlings and where after 6-8 years the yearly management practices the land got strong enough for various agricultural practices (i.e. guava, hog plum, plums and timber wood …

• Compiler: Rahatul Islam
• 12/28/2016 7:31 a.m.

Bench terraces are a soil and water conservation measure used on sloping land with relatively deep soils to retain water and control erosion. They are normally constructed by cutting and filling to produce a series of level steps or benches. This allows water to infiltrate slowly into the soil. Bench …

• Compiler: Md Babul Hossain
• 12/21/2018 7:14 p.m.

The combination of pond sand filters (PSF) and raised pond embankments protect drinking water sources and increase the resilience to flood and tidal surge events in low-lying coastal areas.

• Compiler: John Brogan
• 08/22/2016 7:45 a.m.

Traditional shifting cultivation is a rain-fed cultivation practice of the trible people of CHT (Chittagong Hill Tracts) for their subsistence, where natural vegetation is cleared off by slash-and-burn, to grow mixed annual crop for one year and then the land is left fallow for 3-5 years for natural regeneration.

• Compiler: Abdul Gafur
• 11/04/2010 1:46 p.m.

Mixed fruits gardening on hill slope with forest trees on hill top and bamboo at the lower part of the hill.

• Compiler: Jalal Uddin Md. Shoaib
• 11/03/2010 3:19 p.m.

Gmelina trees as a basis for an agroforestry system help increase the soil's organic matter content, foster associated biodiversity, optimize the hydrological cycle, mitigate soil erosion, and generate income.

• Compiler: Gatien AGBOKOUN CHRISTOPHE
• 03/04/2023 8:21 p.m.

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
• 07/15/2023 1:35 p.m.

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
• 07/19/2023 6:09 a.m.

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
• 07/12/2023 2:49 p.m.

Fallow is arable land deliberately set aside due to challenges faced in cultivation. The rehabilitation of lands left fallow for decades through the adoption of agroforestry has been one success story of the Khengrig Namsum Cooperative in the central region of Bhutan. The integration of perennial trees (fruit and high-value …

• Compiler: Nima Dolma Tamang
• 07/10/2023 10:49 a.m.