Conservation agriculture and soil quality
The implementation of conservation agriculture can beneficially add to the soil’s organic matter, decrease erosion, and increase the soil’s water holding capacity. A substantial increase in […]
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): P. Hepperly
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Payments for Watershed Services in Asia: A review of current initiatives
This paper evaluates 15 current Payment for Watershed Services (PWS) schemes in Asia, most of which are just beginning. High population density and the legal context […]
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): M. Huang; S.K. Upadhyaya; R. Jindal; J. Kerr
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Use of biochar in conservation farming
Powerpoint presentation.
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): L. Gatere
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets, Natural Resource Management
Conservation Farming and yields: Response to spatial and temporal effects in Zambia
This presentation describes research on conservation farming/conservation agriculture in Zambia. A discussion of methods, hypotheses, and analysis are provided.
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): L. Gatere
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets, Natural Resource Management
Natural resources, human health and social welfare: An economic evaluation
This presentation describes the impacts of the COMACO project on human health and natural resources in Zambia. This includes the potential impact of the project on […]
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): S. Bell; W. Schulze
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets, Natural Resource Management
Reducing human-wildlife conflicts in game management areas
This presentation examines reductions in human-wildlife conflicts in game management areas in Zambia.
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): J. Ngumayo; W. Daka
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Global
- Topic: Markets, Natural Resource Management
COMACO’s impacts on biodiversity
A powerpoint presented by Alexander Travis at a COMACO/SANREM workshop, Chipata, Zambia, June 24-26, 2009.
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): A.J. Travis
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets, Natural Resource Management
Investigation of the promotion and adoption of sustainable natural resource management agricultural practices in the Chimbo watershed of Ecuador
Final report for SANREM summer internship in Ecuador. Describes evaluation of determinants of adoption of soil conservation practices in Chimbo watershed, Ecuador
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): J. Alwang
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Watershed-based natural resource management in small-scale agriculture: Sloped areas of the Andean region
This presentation summarizes the long term research activities of the SANREM project “Watershed-based NRM for Small-scale Agriculture” from 2004-2009. Research findings highlight the role of national […]
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): J. Alwang
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) Global Applications
Summary: SWAT,the Soil and Water Assessment Tool is a river basin, or watershed, scale model developed to predict the impact of land management practices on water, […]
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): J. Arnold; R. Srinivasan; S. Neitsch; C. George; K. Abbaspour; F.H. Hao; A. van Griensven; A. Gosain; P. Debels; N.W. Kim; H. Somura; V.B. Ella; L. Leon; A. Jintrawet; M. Reyes; S. Sombatpanit (eds.)
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
