Environment

Estimation of sediment yield and areas vulnerable to soil erosion and deposition in a Himalayan watershed using GIS

Erosion is a natural geomorphic process occurring continually over the earth

Publication Date: 
25/01/2010
Manoj K. Jain, Surendra K. Mishra, R. B. Shah
Current Science
98
2
213
Tags:
Environment, Himalaya, Sedimentation, Sediment Transport, Watershed Development, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Soil Erosion
Natural Disasters

Experts bid to unravel causes behind erosion

Experts are trying to determine the factors mainly responsible for river bank erosion in Assam, particularly in its Brahmaputra Valley for several decades, as, erosion has been causing more havoc for the State

Publication Date: 
22/01/2010
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Soil Erosion, Rivers, Brahmaputra, Floods, Assam
Water Resources

Workshop on integrated watershed management held

KOKRAJHAR, Jan 19

Publication Date: 
20/01/2010
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Land Resources, Soil Erosion, Watershed Development, Assam, Kokrajhar (D), Sustainable Development
Climate Change

Kendrapara villages sink after erosion

KENDRAPARA: Till five years back, Mahadev Mallick (54) of Pandorikoili village in Rajkanika block had a roof over his head and over three acres of land which helped him eke out a living.

At present, he and his family of four reside in a shanty at the Harijan Basti in Pattamundei deprived of even basic necessities.

Publication Date: 
11/01/2010
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Soil Erosion, Rivers, Coastal Erosion, Climate Change, Natural Disasters, Orissa (Odisha), Kendrapara (D)
Forests

Forest works manual for Uttarakhand under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

This manual has been prepared with the idea to describe the forestry based activities which can be taken up for employment generation under the NREGA by the village people or other grassroots level implementing agencies. The manual consists of seven chapters. The First one gives a brief profile of climate, people inhabiting and other physical features.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2010
Ministry of Rural Development
Tags:
Forests, Soil Erosion, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Afforestation, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), India, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
Natural Disasters

Erosion squeezes nesting space

KENDRAPARA: Beach erosion is threatening the very existence of three major mass-nesting sites of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles at the Rushikulya beach, the Devi river mouth and the Gahirmatha beach.

Publication Date: 
18/12/2009
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Soil Erosion, Natural Disasters, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Turtles, Gahirmatha Marine SA, Orissa (Odisha)
Climate Change

Anti-soil erosion practices - women farmers actions

Through Climate Change: Farmers

Publication Date: 
14/12/2009
International Federation of Agricultural Producers
Tags:
Forests, Land Degradation, Soil Erosion, Agriculture, Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Farmers, Women, Albania
Environment

Mapping of soil degradation hazards by remote sensing in Hanumangarh District (Western Rajasthan)

In the present study, efforts have been made to identify and map areas affected by various soil degradation processes in Hanumangarh district of western Rajasthan. Soil degradation processes were identified by using IRS-1B satellite image of the year 1998, SOI topsheets, ground truth verification and soil studies.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2009
Pramila Raina, Mahesh Kumar, Mohan Singh
Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing
37
4
647
Tags:
Environment, Land Degradation, Soil Salinisation, Waterlogging, Soil Erosion, Remote Sensing, Rajasthan, Hanumangarh (D), Soil Resources
Water Resources

GIS-based evaluation of micro-watersheds to ascertain site suitability for water conservation structures

The planning of conservation measures to conserve water and soil resources taking hydrological planning unit as micro-watershed is considered to be effective.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2009
Praveen G. Saptarshi, Raghavendra Kumar Rao
Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing
37
4
693
Tags:
Soil Erosion, Wastelands, Water Conservation, Watershed Development, Remote Sensing, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Rainfall
Agriculture

Slash and learn

Dr. Aracely Castro of the International Center of Tropical Agriculture presents a new model of agricultural management that makes life better for farmers, the soil they till and ecosystems that surround them. Lesson one: mulch, don

Publication Date: 
01/12/2009
Josh Paglia
Stockholm Water Front
0
3
13
Tags:
Soil Capability, Soil Erosion, Agriculture, Shifting Cultivation, Water Management, Firewood, Climate Mitigation, Biomass, Farmers, Biodiversity Conservation, Agroecosystem Planning, Honduras, Sustainable Development

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