Resource degradation is a critical economic problem in Ethiopia. The highlands are the
most affected because of the heavy pressure from the human and livestock populations …

Focusing on the technical, social, and economic issues involved in watershed management,
this interdisciplinary author team focuses on bettering land use practices and the condition …

First of all, I would like to acknowledge Wageningen University for providing me a sandwich
fellowship. In particular I would like to thank my supervisor Prof. Dr. Leo Stroosnijder and co …

The participatory multipurpose watershed project: Nature’s salvation or Schumacher’s
nightmare Page 290 20 The Participatory Multipurpose Watershed Project: Nature's Salvation …

The steeplands worked by Malaysian farmers are being severely degraded by loss of
fertility, landsliding and soil erosion. Although the need to conserve and carefully manage …

Water and watershed resources have been degraded due to population growth combined
with unplanned urbanization, industrial growth, and inappropriate farming systems …

There is evidence that sound watershed management practices existed in Sri Lanka before
the colonial period, which began in the early 1800s. The central hills, from where all Sri …

Resource degradation is a critical economic problem in highland Ethiopia. past efforts at
conservation did not bring about significant results. Hence, there is an urgent need to tackle …

Watershed is a “geo-hydro-ecological unit, identified according to a common drainage point.
Managing watersheds is a comprehensive, integrated and holistic management process that …

Participatory soil conservation activities enable local community people to utilize local
resources like: human, knowledge, material and financial resources on sustainable basis for …