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Plantation
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Plantation [Bhutan]

This technology, so called “plantation” refers to wide range of activities such as plantation of: shrubs and trees, woody live cuttings, bamboo and banana rhizomes, horticultural tree crops. Generally, this technique is introduced in various places, including individual farmer’s land, communal areas and in the degraded government lands. On proper …

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Bench Terracing
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Bench Terracing [Bhutan]

Bench terracing is a technology employed in soil conservation activities. It consist of a series of level or nearly level strips running across a slope following the contour lines at certain vertical intervals. The gentler the slope, greater is the width of the terrace, and the reverse is true for …

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Fodder grass strips (commonly known as hedgerows)
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Fodder grass strips (commonly known as hedgerows) [Bhutan]

Fodder grass strips were tried out in the reported areas, using the Napier grass species. This practice involves demarcation of contour lines along the slopes with the distance being determined by the slope angle; here, steeper the slope, shorter the distance between the hedgerow intervals, and vice-versa. Once the hedgerow …

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Fodder grass strips (hedgerows)
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Fodder grass strips (hedgerows) [Bhutan]

Fodder grass strips (hedgerows) were tried out in the pilot sites of Radhi gewog (Trashigang district), Nangkor gewog (Zhemgang district), and Phuentsholing gewog (Chhukha district). The fodder grass species that was grown as strips was the Napier species. The practice involves demarcation of lines along contours with the distance being …

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Creating Municipal Risk Management Units (UGR) with a participative approach
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Creating Municipal Risk Management Units (UGR) with a … [Bolivia, Plurinational State of]

This is the result of an interinstitutional cooperation carried out thanks to the commitment of many stakeholders at different decision-making levels in order to manage disaster risks. UGRs (Risk Management Units) are created to institutionalize risk and their creation is supported by participative action, which ensures their sustainability and resilience

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Comprehensive Agrarian Risk Management (GRAI, acronym in Spanish for Gestión del Riesgo Agrícola Integral)
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Comprehensive Agrarian Risk Management (GRAI, acronym in Spanish … [Bolivia, Plurinational State of]

The purpose of the approach is to address disaster risks and climate extremes with Comprehensive Agrarian Risk Managment (GRAI, acronym in Spanish, for Gestión del Riesgo Agrícola Integral), tailored to the needs of small rural producers and including measures for prevention, mitigation, preparation and risk transference to create resilience to …

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Enriquecimiento de sistemas agroforestales tradicionales de familias Guarayas
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Enriquecimiento de sistemas agroforestales tradicionales de familias Guarayas [Bolivia, Plurinational State of]

Este enfoque coadyuva al fortalecimiento de manejo integral y sostentible de los bosques y la madre tierra, que es acorde al enfoque del mecanismo conjunto de mitigacion y adaptación, que promueve el manejo integral y sostentible, en este caso promoviendo los sistemas agroforestales, para diversificar su dieta alimentaría con productos …

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