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Natural Resources
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Natural Resource Management in Africa: An Introduction
An introduction to how land, water, forests and soils are managed across Africa, with key figures and links to deeper…
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Watershed Management Basics
A plain guide to watershed management: what a watershed is, how to plan work from ridge to valley, and what…
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Sustainable Land Management Practices Explained
What sustainable land management means, the principles behind it and the practices you can apply on farm and grazing land.
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Soil Erosion Control Methods for African Farms
Practical soil erosion control methods for African smallholders: stone bunds, fanya juu terraces, cover and organic matter.
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Rainwater Harvesting for Small Farms
How small farms can catch and hold rain with basins, ridges and storage, and what a Zimbabwe field trial found.
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Restoring Degraded Land: Methods That Work
A practical guide to restoring degraded land in Africa using regeneration, water harvesting and soil building, with the latest UN…
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Alternatives to Fuelwood and Charcoal
A plain comparison of LPG, electric, biogas, bioethanol and advanced biomass stoves as alternatives to wood and charcoal in Africa.
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Community Forest Management: How Villages Steward Forests
How villages share the rules, work and benefits of a forest, with Tanzania figures and evidence from Nepal.
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Deforestation in Africa: Causes and Consequences
Africa loses about 3.45 million hectares of forest a year to other land uses. Here are the FAO figures, the…