Reducing Desertification

• Appropriate technology - PAPS:

  • people
  • affordability
  • place
  • sustainability
• Tree Planting:

  • binds soils together to stop from soil erosion
  • not much hard work, doesnt cost much, trees are native, sustainable as others benefit
• Planting pits:

  • conservation of water in plants and binds the soil into the plants
  • follows the rules of paps
• Stone lines:

  • reduce top water that causes salination
  • focuses on trapping the water in the soil which binds the soil as it isnt moved by water
  • follows paps
• Encouraging people to stop overgrazing or overcultivating by using the manure as a fertilizer for the crops and farming less intensely