"Water and soil conservation" Essays and Research Papers

Soil conservation includes all such measures which protect the soil from erosion and restore its fertility. These measures are of two types-(a) small measures to check soil erosion at local or even individual level‚ and (b) large measures at govern­ment level involving larger area and heavy invest­ment. (a) Small Measures-These include afforesta­tion‚ regularised land strip cultivation or contour farming or terrace farming in hilly areas‚ use of stubble mulch system‚ increasing cohesiveness of the

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Soil‚ which is one of the most important natural resources‚ is often less heeded. The importance of soil conservation is relatively less talked about as compared to the conservation of water and other natural resources. The almost-omnipresent soil is mostly taken for granted. Its omnipresence is ironically the reason behind us‚ human beings‚ taking it for a ride. We rarely even think of it as a natural resource that needs to be conserved‚ a part of the natural wealth that needs to be preserved.

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INTRODUCTION Soil is the precious gift of nature to the mankind. All the plant family‚ animal kingdom and human society at large depend upon soil for their sustenance directly or indirectly.  Ironically‚ soil is the most neglected commodity on the earth. Shifting cultivation on the hill slopes‚ non-adoption of soil conservation techniques‚ and over exploitation of land for crop production due to population stress‚ leads  to enormous soil erosion. It will take hundreds of years to form an inch of soil‚ but

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Soil Erosion And Conservation SOIL EROSION AND CONSERVATION Erosion Erosion is the removal of soil particles by the motion of wind or water. Soil erosion is one of the major concerns of modern agriculture throughout the world. The fallowing contributes to soil erosion:  Misuse of land‚  Mismanagement of arable land‚  Indiscriminate felling of trees‚  Overgrazing‚  Poor soil and water management Erosion causes or Results in a:  Decline in soil fertility‚  Water supply‚ 

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Soil Conservation Matrix Review the three major types of soil degradation occurring in the environment. Briefly explain how each type of damage occurs. Causes Consequences Solutions Soil Erosion • Water‚ wind‚ and people. (Miller‚2005 p.279) ●Soil erosion has two major harmful effects. One is loss of soil fertility through depletion of plant nutrients in topsoil. The other harmful effect occurs when eroded soil ends up as sediment in nearby surface waters‚ where it can pollute

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’ Water! Water! Water! ’: These are the words of a person dying from thirst‚ which me or you might be hearing or even crying it out aloud in the near future‚ because human being’s most serious problem and dilemma in the 21st century might not be war or hunger or disease or the collapse of civic order‚ it may be the lack of Fresh Water‚ according to a United Nation’s (UNESCO) report. At present 1.1 billion people lack access to clean water‚ while 2.4 billion lack access to proper sanitation‚ nearly

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SHEET-1 SOILS IN INDIA 1. Name two states in India where Regur soil is found. In what way Regur soil help agriculture? 2. Name the process by which Laterite soil is formed. What climatic conditions are responsible for its formation?Mention 5 main characteristics of Laterite siol. 3. Name two important agents of soil erosion. For each‚ state two methods of controlling the erosion caused. 4. What is soil conservation? How does reforestation help in soil conservation

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Water conservation From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia United States postal stamp advocating water conservation. Water conservation encompasses the policies‚ strategies and activities to manage fresh water as a sustainable resource‚ to protect the water environment‚ and to meet current and future human demand. Population‚ household size and growth and affluence all affect how much water is used. Factors such as climate change will increase pressures on natural water resources especially in manufacturing and

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How Important is Water?As we all know‚ water is essential for mankind ’s survival. However‚ people seem to believe that our water supply is endless since there is more water than land on this Earth. Water regenerates and is redistributed through evaporation‚ making it seem endlessly renewable. So why worry?Actually‚ only one percent of the world ’s water has the capability of being used by us. About ninety-seven percent is salty seawater‚ and two percent is frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps.

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WATER Conservation INTRODUCTION: Water is essential for life on earth. Water is needed for growing food‚ keeping ourselves clean‚ generating power‚ controlling fire and most importantly to stay alive! This list is simply non-ending. This shows that water is an integral part of our daily life and we are heavily dependent on it.  Water conservation: Refers to reducing the usage of water and recycling of waste water for different purposes such as cleaning‚ manufacturing‚ and agricultural irrigation

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