WOCAT

Development and promotion of Ecograze [Australia]

Research-based development and promotion of Ecograze principles and practices through on-farm testing and demonstration.

Compilateur : Andrew Ash
18 déc. 2008 00:00

The 'Triple bottom line' [Australia]

A new expression used by agriculturalists in Australia to explain why farmers change practices: the 'triple bottom line' implies economic, environmental and social concerns.

Compilateur : Anthony J. Webster
31 déc. 2008 00:00

Green cane trash blanket [Australia]

Elimination of burning as a pre-harvest treatment of sugar cane, and managing the resultant trash as a protective blanket to give multiple on and off-site benefits.

Compilateur : Anthony J. Webster
2 nov. 2010 15:30

No-till with controlled traffic [Australia]

Large-scale no-till grain production with permanent wheel tracks common to all on-farm equipment.

Compilateur : Des McGarry
28 sept. 2010 11:32

Ecograze [Australia]

An ecologically sound and practical grazing management system, based on rotation and wet season resting.

Compilateur : Andrew Ash
27 sept. 2010 10:03

unccd

Management of total grazing pressure to increase groundcover … [Australia]

Groundcover management: Soil erosion is being addressed by working to increase native perennial ground cover to 60%, where the typical cover is approximately 20%. The growth of woody species is being managed in this project to allow growth of perennial grasses and forbs. Managing total grazing pressure: On semi-arid rangelands, …

Compilateur : UNCCD PRAIS
29 juil. 2010 15:20

Community-based approach in Erosion Control [Azerbaijan]

The unsustainable use of pastures and forest areas leads to erosion, degradation, desertification and loss of biodiversity in high mountain areas of the South Caucasus. In the village Ehen in the Ismayilli district in Azerbaijan, a community-based approach for erosion control was developed in a participative way. Together with village …

Compilateur : Hanns Kirchmeir
10 sept. 2019 11:54