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Alley Cropping

Alley Cropping

Similar names: Alley farming (Nalaad tribe, The Philippines), intercropping, farming with shading trees Alley cropping is a farming method where trees and shrubs are planted in rows, and crops are grown in the spaces between these rows. This technique helps reduce soil erosion by slowing down water runoff and allowing the soil to absorb more …

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Artificial Reefs

Artificial Reefs

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Assisted Natural Regeneration (ANR)

Assisted Natural Regeneration (ANR)

Similar names: Pruning, Kisiki Hai, Managed regrowth Assisted Natural Regeneration (ANR) is a simple, low-cost forest restoration method that can effectively convert deforested and degraded lands into productive forests and rangelands. The method uses a blend of active planting and passive restoration techniques, which help vegetation to naturally recover by eliminating barriers and threats to …

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Charco Dams

Charco Dams

Charco dams are a traditional means of water harvesting in arid and semi-arid landscapes of Eastern Africa, especially in Tanzania. This type of dam has a deep reservoir and limited surface area which helps to reduce water-loss from evaporation. Charco dams are built to collect rainwater and runoff water from flat surfaces. As a result, …

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Citizen Divers

Citizen Divers

Kelp forests are underwater ecosystems dominated by large, fast-growing seaweeds known as kelp. Covering a third of the world’s temperate coastlines, kelp forests are highly productive, providing habitat for hundreds of biodiverse species whilst supporting millions of people as a source of food, medicine and income. As a macroalgae that typically dominates the bed of …

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Composting

Composting

Similar names: Organic amendments Composting is an effective method of organic waste management, involving the controlled aerobic decomposition of organic matter, such as plant and animal waste. This process results in compost, a stable, humus-like material that can be directly applied to soil. The primary goal of composting is to reduce the amount of organic …

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Conservation Agriculture

Conservation Agriculture

Similar names: no tillage agriculture, no-till farming, zero tillage, climate-smart agriculture The conservation agriculture approach is a system of managing agricultural lands based on certain farming practices. It aims to achieve sustainable production through minimizing soil disruption, while preserving soil quality and improving its biodiversity. Indeed, the main goal of conservation agriculture is to tackle …

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Contour Bunds

Contour Bunds

Similar names: level bunds, contour stone bunds, earthen bunds Contour bunds (also known as contour bunding) are a form of micro-catchment technique and are a very simple and cheap form of water control. The bunds are created along the contour lines. There are also small earth ties, perpendicular to the bunds, that subdivide the system …

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Demi Lunes

Demi Lunes

Similar names: semi-circular bunds, banquettes, boomerangs, water bunds, earth bunds, earthworks, micro basins, “half-moons” The technique of creating Demi-lunes belongs to the overall category of water harvesting interventions and consists of half-moon-shaped basins dug in earth. The main goal of water harvesting, as the name suggests, is to collect water, and to make moisture available …

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Dune Fencing

Dune Fencing

Building semi-permeable fences along the seaward or the prevailing wind side of dunes encourages windblown sand to accumulate, reduces trampling, and protects both existing and newly planted vegetation. Various fencing materials can effectively enhance natural dune recovery. This type of fencing is often combined with other management practices to promote dune stabilization and minimize environmental …

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Dune Grass Planting

Dune Grass Planting

Synonyms: Dune fixation, wickerworks Dune grass planting is a dune restoration technique that reinforces dune stability by establishing vegetation capable of trapping, anchoring, and accumulating sand. This process is effective in both coastal and inland dunes, where wind erosion, overgrazing and sand mobility pose threats to ecosystem stability. In coastal settings, grasses like marram grass …

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Dune Thatching

Dune Thatching

Covering exposed dune faces – or blowouts – with waste cuttings from forestry or other low-cost materials is a technique called dune thatching. It is used to stabilize sand, reduce trampling, and protect vegetation. When locally sourced, thatching materials are inexpensive, and the process requires no machinery or skilled labor. This method is typically combined …

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Exclosures & Enclosures

Exclosures & Enclosures

Enclosures are fencing structures that restrict animal and human access to land with the goal of supporting the regeneration or protection of said land. Enclosures also refer to the practice of fencing-off an area in order to protect it from human use and animal intrusion. The main goal of enclosures through fencing is to allow …

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Eyebrow Terraces

Eyebrow Terraces

Similar names: Banquettes, boomerangs, terraces, stone bunds, eyebrow systems, eyebrow basins. Eyebrow terraces are a form of microcatchment water harvesting system. They are handmade micro basins, in the shape of an eyebrow, and are often made from soil and stones. Their main goal is to facilitate vegetation growth on steep slopes by collecting runoff water …

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Fanya Chini

Fanya Chini

Similar names: Retention trenches, infiltration trenches The name Fanya chini means “throw it downwards” in Kiswahili. It consists of trenches and earthen ridges facing downslope. This intervention aims to reduce soil erosion by breaking down long slopes into smaller sections. Thus, the speed of runoff will decrease, and water can infiltrate into the soil between …

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Fanyaa Juu

Fanyaa Juu

Similar names: terracing, retention trenches, infiltration trenches The Fanya Juu technique is an agricultural practice that involves creating ridges along the contour lines of sloping land. The name Fanya juu means “throw it upwards” in Kiswahili and is very similar to Fanya chini as it consists of terrace bunds and ditches along the contour. This …

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Farmer Managed Natural Regenaration (FMNR)

Farmer Managed Natural Regenaration (FMNR)

Natural regeneration is a biological process that can be assisted and managed by farmers and landowners to increase the recovery of native ecosystems and their functions. Usually practised on wooded agricultural land, Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) is an approach that aims to increase the number of trees by protecting, managing and pruning existing tree …

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Fencing against Soil Erosion

Fencing against Soil Erosion

Fencing around eroded soils, rills and gullies is a cheap and low-maintenance form of sediment catchment, soil and water runoff prevention on gentle, moderate and steep slopes. Three types of fencing are detailed in this intervention about their prevention of different types of soil erosion at varying topographies. Silt Fences → Softer intervention for sediment …

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Gabions

Gabions

Similar names: Riprap, gabion baskets Gabions are metal baskets filled with stones. Gabions act as retaining walls and will mitigate the effects of heavy rainfall, which is accelerating due to climate change. They can be placed in streams and gullies to slow the flow of water and prevent flooding. If the water is not slowed …

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Grass Seed Banks

Grass Seed Banks

Similar names: Community Seed Banks (also for other seeds) Grass seed banks are a conservation and restoration strategy aimed at revitalizing degraded landscapes, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. Communities can decide where they are suitable and establish them in degraded areas of about ten hectares. Grass seed banks are sowed with grass seedlings and …

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Grazing Management

Grazing Management

Sustainable grazing management is about managing pasture and livestock in a way that prioritizes the long-term capability of a landscape. Its goal is to maintain healthy and productive pasturelands and provide economic benefits, and can be applied to range, pasture, and grasslands in all types of topographies and climates. The way grasslands are managed both …

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Green Gravel

Green Gravel

Kelp forests are underwater ecosystems dominated by large, fast-growing seaweeds known as kelp. Covering a third of the world’s temperate coastlines, kelp forests are highly productive, providing habitat for hundreds of biodiverse species whilst supporting millions of people as a source of food, medicine and income. As a macroalgae that typically dominates the bed of …

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Gully Rehabilitation with Stem Cuttings

Gully Rehabilitation with Stem Cuttings

Similar names: gully plugging with stem cuttings, check dams from stem cuttings, brushwood check dams, live check dams Gully rehabilitation with stem cuttings is an intervention that “plugs” particularly active gullies and streams by building check dams made of stem cuttings to control erosion and runoff. These living barriers are efficient in slowing down runoff …

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Hessian Mattresses

Hessian Mattresses

Hessian mattresses are an innovative and eco-friendly solution for seagrass restoration projects. Made from biodegradable jute material, these mats provide a sediment-free, low-cost method for transplanting seagrass seedlings to degraded coastal areas, including sites impacted by mooring scars. By anchoring seagrass seedlings within the hessian fabric, the mattresses help stabilize the plants, protect them from …

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Improved Fallows

Improved Fallows

Similar names: mixed improved fallows, mixed intercropping, shade trees, relay intercropping Cultivating mixed and improved fallows is a technique that aims at keeping yields high while maintaining the soil’s fertility and moisture. This can be achieved by growing two or more species in succession, sown at different times of the year on the same piece …

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Kitchen Gardens

Kitchen Gardens

Similar names: Permagardens, Permaculture gardens, Vegetable gardens, Urban gardens Kitchen gardens consist of pieces of land close to households in which plants such as vegetables, herbs and fruits for use in the kitchen are cultivated. These gardens can include space for livestock, (fruit & nut) trees and hedges cultivated for fodder. Kitchen gardens have long …

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Miyawaki Forest

Miyawaki Forest

Similar names: Tiny forests, Fast growing forests, Urban forests, Potential natural vegetation The Miyawaki method is a reforestation technique that entails the growing of a forest within a few decades – instead of centuries – by taking into account the succession of plants and plant diversity that naturally occurs in forests. This method was first …

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Mulching

Mulching

Similar names: Covering, Groundcover, Topping, Blanket mulching Mulching involves applying a layer of material to the soil surface mainly in order to improve soil health and enhance plant growth. Either organic or inorganic materials can be used as mulch. Mulching simulates a natural forest environment. In a natural forest, soil is covered by leaves and …

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Multi-storey Cropping

Multi-storey Cropping

Multi-storey cropping, or multi-tier cropping, is a production system characterized by an extremely efficient utilization of space by focusing on both vertical space and ground arrangement. Crops of different heights, stages of maturation, sunlight requirements, and root systems are grown in tandem. By selecting crops of different heights, canopy patterns, and root systems, multiple layers …

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Muvuca Direct Seeding

Muvuca Direct Seeding

Similar names: Seed-based land restoration, direct sowing ‘Muvuca’ direct seeding is a nature restoration method, where a mix of seeds from dozens of native species at different successional stages are planted simultaneously into the ground. The method mimics natural regeneration mechanisms such as seed soil banks and seed rain. Better known conventional practice is direct …

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Negarim

Negarim

Similar names: diamond-shaped micro catchment, V-shaped micro catchment, V-shaped bunds, Triangular bunds, small run-off basins Negarim is an intervention that consists of small runoff micro basins characterised by a diamond shape, bound by low earth bundles. This water harvesting technique is mainly used for growing trees and bushes in arid and semi-arid areas but, as …

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Riparian Buffer Zones

Riparian Buffer Zones

Similar names: Conservation buffers, Stream corridor bank enhancement, Riparian buffer strips and hedges, Terrestrial buffers, Riparian buffer systems Riparian buffer zones are the interface between land and a river, stream or creek often characterised by riparian woodlands, forests and riparian strips. The plant habitats and natural communities along the river banks are better known as …

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Sediment Tubes

Sediment Tubes

Encouraging natural colonization of boat-damaged seagrass beds, this technique involves filling fabric tubes with sediment, and seagrass seeds to speed up recovery, and placing them along damaged scars from anchors and propellers to ensure reconnection of the seagrass meadow. By returning these damaged segments to the appropriate elevation, the intervention prevents further erosion and scouring …

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Seedbags

Seedbags

A seed-based intervention using mesh “seed bags” is a promising long-term approach to restore degraded seagrass meadows, particularly in more sheltered coastal areas. In this method, small mesh bags filled with seagrass seeds or fertile root cuttings are dispersed across the seafloor. These bags protect seeds from currents, allowing them to settle and germinate securely. …

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Silvopasture

Silvopasture

Similar names: silvopastoral system, mixed pastures. Silvopasture is a technique that integrates trees and shrubs with the keeping of grazing livestock on the same piece of land. Silvopasture interventions aim to realise the benefits of combining two systems: grazing animals help to keep weeds away from trees and fertilise the soil with manure, while trees …

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Stone Lines

Stone Lines

Similar names: Cordons pierreux, stone bunds. Stone lines are stones grouped in the shape of a line and placed along contours. The stones can be of different sizes. The goal of these lines is to conserve the soil and reduce runoff, as they are used to slow down water runoff and break its velocity. Hence, …

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Swales

Swales

A swale is an intervention designed to retain water run-off on a slope. It is a long, small ditch on the contour lines, i.e. at the same elevation. Several swales can be constructed next to each other to increase their effect. Swales have a small berm on the downslope side, which often contains vegetation and …

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Terracing

Terracing

Terracing is a method of farming and soil conservation on hills and sloped lands. It was traditionally used by the Incas and is widely practised around the world today. It involves the building of platforms, and forming step-like structures along a slope. The main goal of bench terraces is to periodically interrupt the slope of …

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Tilling

Tilling

Similair names: ploughing Tilling is one of the most important and widely used agricultural techniques in the world. It dates back to ancient times. Tilling involves physically manipulating the soil to achieve optimal conditions for seed sowing and crop planting. Different tools and techniques for tilling agricultural land exist. Put simply, tilling consists of breaking, …

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Tree Islands

Tree Islands

Similar Names: applied nucleation, cluster planting, Assisted Natural Regeneration, Tree Island Planting Tree islands, also known as “applied nucleation” or “cluster planting”, are a forest restoration technique that combines tree planting and natural regeneration. The primary goal of tree islands is to restore degraded landscapes by accelerating natural forest regeneration. It involves the strategic planting …

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Tree planting

Tree planting

Similar names: reforestation, afforestation, planting saplings, planting seedlings Tree planting is a technique whereby tree seedlings are transplanted for a variety of different purposes (such as forestry, land reclamation or landscape restoration). One can refer to the tree planting technique with the name of afforestation or reforestation. Afforestation indicates that the area being planted has …

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Vegetative Lines with Vetiver Grass

Vegetative Lines with Vetiver Grass

Vegetative lines involve the planting of lines of vetiver grass following the contour lines, along stream banks and roadsides, to create a hedge. These hedges act like semi-permeable barriers, aimed to hinder surface erosion as they slow down run-off and retain sediments picked up by excess rainwater. This setup improves water infiltration and helps to …

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Water Spreading Bunds

Water Spreading Bunds

Similar names: diversion embankments, diversion bunds, low lying crescent embankments, spate irrigation (general term). Water spreading bunds is a technique in the category of floodwater farming (also called spate irrigation) which consists of the use of earthen bunds, usually applied where trapezoidal (regular) bunds are not suitable. Regular bunds may not be suited for area …

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Zai Pits

Zai Pits

Similar names: Chololo pits (Tanzania), Zaï pits (Burkina Faso), tassa (Niger), agun pits (Sudan), kofyarpits (Nigeria), yamka (Kyrgyzstan), planting pits. The name Zai pits refers to small basins in which the seeds of annual or perennial crops are planted. The pits are then filled with mulch, manure, compost or good soil to increase soil fertility …

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About the interventions

Explore Interventions

Alley Cropping

Artificial Reefs

Assisted Natural Regeneration (ANR)

Charco Dams

Citizen Divers

Composting

Conservation Agriculture

Contour Bunds

Demi Lunes

Dune Fencing

Dune Grass Planting

Dune Thatching

Exclosures & Enclosures

Eyebrow Terraces

Fanya Chini

Fanyaa Juu

Farmer Managed Natural Regenaration (FMNR)

Fencing against Soil Erosion

Gabions

Grass Seed Banks

Grazing Management

Green Gravel

Gully Rehabilitation with Stem Cuttings

Hessian Mattresses

Improved Fallows

Kitchen Gardens

Miyawaki Forest

Mulching

Multi-storey Cropping

Muvuca Direct Seeding

Negarim

Riparian Buffer Zones

Sediment Tubes

Seedbags

Silvopasture

Stone Lines

Swales

Terracing

Tilling

Tree Islands

Tree planting

Vegetative Lines with Vetiver Grass

Water Spreading Bunds

Zai Pits

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