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Contour-felled log erosion barriers is a hillslope stabilization technique.

• Compiler: Artemi Cerda
• 07/23/2015 10:31 a.m.

Degraded or abandoned agricultural land is under restoration in an area with a mediterranean climate, and a high risk of desertification. Plantations are based on indigenous forest species, mainly holm oak and cork oak, to ensure a sustainable mature forest in the future.

• Compiler: Federico Julian
• 04/23/2024 5:12 p.m.

Allocation of organic rotation gardens for employees and people from the University of Murcia. It aims to demonstrate the viability of organic farming through a series of techniques and management practices in the cooperative orchards at the University of Murcia

• Compiler: Alicia Morugán-Coronado
• 09/01/2022 3:53 p.m.

A 15th century irrigation system is used on a small, intercropped and manured family orchard located in Valencia, in la Vall d’Albaida county (Spain)

• Compiler: Alicia Morugán-Coronado
• 09/12/2022 10:52 a.m.

Intercropping in an orange trees orchard with no fertilization: Xixona, Alicante (Spain)

• Compiler: Alicia Morugán-Coronado
• 09/15/2022 8:38 a.m.

The basic principle of a firebreak network is to split continuous forest areas (where a lot of fuel is built up) into smaller patches separated by vegetation-free strips in order to prevent large forest fires.

• Compiler: Nina Lauterburg
• 08/06/2013 8:40 a.m.

The combination of clearing of fire-prone seeder species and planting of more fire resistant resprouter species directs the vegetation to later successional stages which increases the resilience to fires.

• Compiler: Nina Lauterburg
• 08/06/2013 8:56 a.m.

Selective forest clearing aims in reducing the connectivity and the amount of (dead standing) fuel, as well as reducing the competition between regenerating pines, in order to prevent forest fires and to ensure the growth of a healthy forest.

• Compiler: Nina Lauterburg
• 08/06/2013 8:48 a.m.

Post-fire afforestation with Pinus Halepensis to reduce soil erosion and to enhance forest growth.

• Compiler: Nina Lauterburg
• 08/06/2013 9 a.m.

Introducción de plantas para la inmovilización de los elementos traza contaminantes del suelo

• Compiler: José Miguel Pérez-Álvarez
• 07/03/2015 9:55 a.m.