SLM Database

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
• 05/21/2017 6:39 p.m.

The rehabilitation of active gully erosion by re-sloping the banks of the gully in an effort to manage the energy of the water entering the system. Bare soil is protected from erosion by covering it with erosion blankets, brush packing and the establishment of silt fences.

• Compiler: Dirk Pretorius
• 01/22/2018 2:16 p.m.

The restoration of the thicket biome in the Eastern Cape is assisted by planting ‘spekboom’ (elephant bush) (Portulacaria afra), an indigenous succulent plant within contour lines/riplines on degraded hillslopes. The increased vegetation cover reduces runoff and soil loss.

• Compiler: Dirk Pretorius
• 04/06/2018 11:47 a.m.

To improve infiltration and vegetation cover, by creating small pits on bare soil, which capture runoff and reduce erosion.

• Compiler: Dirk Pretorius
• 02/02/2018 1:51 p.m.