Author: Reinhard LiebereiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Floodplain ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Proceedings of the Third SHIFT-Workshop, Manaus, March 15-19, 1998
Author: Reinhard LiebereiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Floodplain ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Conservation Agriculture
Author: Alexandra BotPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251046258
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
The purpose of this publication is to show how conservation agriculture can increase crop production while reducing erosion and reversing soil fertility decline, improving rural livelihoods and restoring the environment in developing countries. Soil organic matter and biological activity in the rooting zone, stimulated by continual additions of fresh organic material (crop residues and cover crops) are the basis of conservation agriculture, as described in the first chapter.
Human Impacts on Amazonia
Author: Darrell A. PoseyPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231517351
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
From the pre-Columbian era to the present, native Amazonians have shaped the land around them, emphasizing utilization, conservation, and sustainability. These priorities stand in stark contrast to colonial and contemporary exploitation of Amazonia by outside interests. With essays from environmental scientists, botanists, and anthropologists, this volume explores the various effects of human development on Amazonia. The contributors argue that by protecting and drawing on local knowledge and values, further environmental ruin can be avoided.
Biological Approaches to Sustainable Soil Systems
Author: Norman UphoffPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 142001711X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 785
Book Description
Global agriculture is now at the crossroads. The Green Revolution of the last century is losing momentum. Rates of growth in food production are now declining, with land and water resources becoming scarcer, while world population continues to grow. We need to continue to identify and share the knowledge that will support successful and sustainable
Environtropica
Author: Biodiversity in Wetlands
Author: Brij GopalPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Biodiversity of the French river Rhône and its floodplain: current state, historical changes and restoration potential, Biodiversity changes in the lower Danube river system, Plant diversity of fen landscapes in the Netherlands, Factors influencing biodiversity in coastal plain wetlands of Southwestern Australia, Wetlands of East Africa: biodiversity, exploitation and policy perspectives, Biodiversity and conservation of afrotropical wetland invertebrates, Diversity in some tropical wetland systems of South America, Biodiversity in the pantanal wetland, Brazil; Biodiversity and management of Keoladeo National Park (India) - a wetland of International importance, South Asian wetlands and their biodiversity: the role of monsoons, Assessment, determinants, function and conservation of biodiversity in wetlands.
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