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A simple method to restore plant life to an eroded area is by using seed balls. Each year, collect wild seeds. Children are especially good at gathering seeds, and they will enjoy learning about plants.
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compiled by Helen Gaw. Mangroves are a group of trees that can grow in salt water. Mangroves have large root systems which prevent erosion and provide an essential habitat for valuable fish species. They can also grow in fresh water. Mangrove forests are important for protecting coastlines, riverbanks and estuaries from floods and storms.
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by John Crossley. Deforestation often leads to erosion. This article shares a method for improving soil fertility for agriculture.
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by Julian Evans. As the international conference on climate change in late 2010 in Cancún, Mexico, reached a disappointing outcome, we will have to resort to doing our own bit to protect our environment. This includes taking care of trees and forests, because forest clearance and degradation accounts for close to 20% of the annual emissions of greenhouse gases. Quite apart from all the other losses caused by the destruction of forest – indigenous people’s homes and livelihoods, biodiversity,...
Resource Type: Magazine
How to look after trees and make the most of the many benefits they bring
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by Lynsey Pollard. The earthquake in Haiti on 12 January 2010 caused widespread devastation. Families and communities were torn apart. As people wandered around the streets, homeless, starving and terrified, natural leaders emerged among the survivors. These new leaders mobilised people to concentrate on their families and immediate needs rather than everything they had lost.
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Considers the questions 'Who is a leader?' and 'What is good leadership?'
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Resource Type: Case studies
A case study of how thousands are together lifting themselves out of poverty
Resource Type: Case studies
A short case study about the positive impacts of the Farmer Field Schools project
