REPUBLIC OF KOREASOIL SURVEY PROJECT. Republic of Korea, December 1968. Basic information for land development and improvement in Korea is being provided by this United Nations Development Programme-Special Fund/F...

REPUBLIC OF KOREASOIL SURVEY PROJECT. Republic of Korea, December 1968. Basic information for land development and improvement in Korea is being provided by this United Nations Development Programme-Special Fund/F...

NigerOne of 12 600 acacia trees planted outside Tafouka, to slow the advancing sands. - - General: General.

Cabo VerdeAnti-erosion reforestation technique known as eyebrow terracing. - - General: General.

Cabo VerdeAnti-erosion land conservation method using succulent plants, such as Carrapato Furcroya gigante). Between each row of Carrapato planted on the side of Mount S. Jorge dos Orgaos, maize is intercropped...

SenegalSeedlings being planted in an arid area for dune fixation. These activities form part of the rural forestry development project in the fight against desertification. - - Support to Rural Forestry Deve...

EgyptForestation activities: nursery worker tending trees that have been planted in desert lands irrigated by recycled sewage water. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Development of Peri-Urba...

EgyptDesert land that has been irrigated by recycled sewage water and planted with seedlings. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Development of Peri-Urban Forestry Plan: TCP/EGY/7821(A). The P...

EgyptRows of trees planted along the banks of irrigation and drainage canals. The trees will be used for sand dune fixation and to combat desertification. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and De...

EgyptNursery worker inspecting rows of cypress and Senegalese mahogany trees that have been planted for environmental purposes and wood production. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Developme...

EgyptWorker tending seedlings in the greenhouse of the main government nursery in Luxor. The trees will be used for different purposes: promoting the establishment of forests in arid areas and for sand dun...

EgyptNursery worker tends tree seedlings planted outside the main government nursery in Luxor. The trees will be used for different purposes: promoting the establishment of forests in arid areas and for sa...

EgyptDevelopment of afforestation activities in desert land irrigated by treated sewage water and ground water. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Development of Peri-Urban Forestry Plan: TCP/...

EgyptMulberry trees (Morus alba L.) that have been planted on desert land irrigated by treated sewage water. These trees are used for silk worm production and also serve as windbreaks. - - Preparation of a...

EgyptView of a water management plant and sewage water treatment station that filters underground and treated sewage water. A sluice gate directs water to an irrigation canal and stones are used to filter...

EgyptNursery worker tending Senegalese mahogany tree seedlings in a nursery of the pilot demonstration plantation. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Development of Peri-Urban Forestry Plan: T...

EgyptPlanting Senegalese mahogany trees on the banks of irrigation and drainage canals. The trees will be used for sand dune fixation and for combating desertification. - - Preparation of a National Tree P...

EgyptRows of trees planted on the banks of irrigation and drainage canals. The trees will be used for sand dune fixation and for combating desertification. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and D...

EgyptSunrise seen from Mount Sinai. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Development of Peri-Urban Forestry Plan: TCP/EGY/7821(A). The project is executed by the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture...

EgyptNursery worker adjusting sprinkler irrigation system in a greenhouse of cypress seedlings. - - Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Development of Peri-Urban Forestry Plan: TCP/EGY/7821(A). The...

JordanConstructing a stone wall to offer protection from soil erosion in an olive grove. As part of participatory training and extension for olive production the project gave advice on soil management. - -...

YemenTrees planted in rows are used as windbreaks. Azadirachta indica trees (meliaceae sp.) are resistant to termites, and are used for making soap and toothpaste and is also used for medical purposes. - -...

YemenIn southern Yemen, palm frond windbreaks help keep sand dunes from encroaching on nearby farms. - - General: General.

YemenPlants used as windbreaks. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing reha...

YemenDegraded and abandoned terraces have been rehabilitated in order to prevent soil erosion and to reintroduce agricultural crop cultivation. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The proje...

YemenA lake previously formed by waste water was reclaimed by the project and is now used for irrigation purposes. - - Conservation (Forestry Component): UTF/YEM/023. The project objectives cover a large r...

NepalTerrace cultivation is an important anti-erosion measure. - - Shivapuri Integrated Watershed Development Project: GCP/NEP/048/NOR. Shivapuri is one of the main sources of drinking water for the densel...

NepalTerraced landscape showing soil erosion in Kavre district due to intense cattle grazing - - Hills Leasehold Forestry and Forage Development Project: GCP/NEP/049/NET. This project, financed by the Neth...

NigerWoman waters fruit tree in cooperative orchard. - - Keita Integrated Development Project: GCP/NER/028/ITA. The Keita Integrated Development Project was launched in 1984 following an accord between the...

NigerAn Acacia albida tree being used as a natural silo for fodder. - - Keita Integrated Development Project: GCP/NER/028/ITA. The Keita Integrated Development Project was launched in 1984 following an acc...

NigerExperimental wheat cultivation under the Keita project - - Keita Integrated Development Project: GCP/NER/028/ITA. The Keita Integrated Development Project was launched in 1984 following an accord betw...

NigerThe leaves, fruit and roots of this Acacia albida tree are used for self-fertilization, while the bark is used for making medicinal drugs. It is an ideal tree for agroforestry products. - - Keita Inte...

NigerBalanites Aegyptiaca. This tree is used to make furniture and some domestic utensils while oil is extracted from its fruit. Its branches are used for dune fixation and its bark and roots are used to m...

JordanA close-up of fertile soil that has been prepared for planting chick peas. Farmers who have been using a medic/cereal rotation for many years find they gain other benefits such as increased fertility...

TunisiaWatershed of the Mejerds River dam showing vast soil erosion on all sides. - - General: General.

MoroccoInside a barrier around stabilized sand dunes, palm and tamarisk trees have been planted and are growing well. - - Fight Against Sand Dune Encroachment. This FAO project aims at assisting the Governme...

MadagascarBananas being loaded onto truck for transportation. - - Land Reclamation of Savokas. In view of ensuring the optimum use of deteriorated tropical land with the local name of "Savokas", and to obtain a...

MadagascarWoman weaving basket. - - Land Reclamation of Savokas. In view of ensuring the optimum use of deteriorated tropical land with the local name of "Savokas", and to obtain a source of income for the inha...

MadagascarRice on irrigated terraces. - - Land Reclamation of Savokas. In view of ensuring the optimum use of deteriorated tropical land with the local name of "Savokas", and to obtain a source of income for th...

ChinaEverywhere in this section of Shaanxi Province, farmers are beginning to cultivate groundnut crops on their terraces using the new plastic sheet technique. - - Soil and Water Conservation in the Loess...

PeruAn extension agent explains how to make slow-forming terraces, which require deep topsoil and consist of a series of walls built across the slope and heightening as they begin to fill in. - - Soil Con...

ChinaBeekeeping is a thriving industry in China. The new trees, planted primarily for soil and water conservation, are also very useful to beekeepers. When Robinia (black locust) is in flower, itinerant be...

PeruThis erosion box is a teaching aid, which demonstrates, in miniature, the erosive effect of water on different soil contours. - - Soil Conservation in the Andes. Terraced agriculture was practiced on...

ChinaThis agricultural technician proudly demonstrates the difference between groundnuts produced in the old way and in the new. The bunch on the right was grown without plastic sheets, while the groundnut...

ChinaTechnicians at the Mizhi County experiment station have obtained good results with a new fodder legume, Astragalus (milk vetch), which is also used as mulch for apple trees. - - Soil and Water Conserv...

GhanaA bush fire, which has been lit to clear new ground for planting. When this burning is repeated, year after year, it causes severe soil erosion. - - Agricultural and Social Improvement for Small-Holdi...

HaitiBuilding an anti-erosion dry stonewall across a gully in the mountainous region of Limbà? The wall, one of several in this and other mountain gullies, will control water flows during torrential rains...

ChinaFarmers planting with buffalo-drawn seeder. - - Agri-Forestry and Soil Conservation. In 1949, China's forests covered a mere 5% of its total land area. Through diligent afforestation efforts, this cov...

NepalWild mountain wheat in the Himalayas. - - General: General. One of the world's most dramatic erosion and deforestation situations is in Nepal where forests, up to heights of 2 000 m have totally disap...

NepalAn old Gurung peasant farmer tends a newly planted pine tree as part of a village community forestry project. - - General: General. One of the world's most dramatic erosion and deforestation situation...

NepalFarmers planting young pine trees as part of a community forestry development project in the Himalayan foothills. - - General: General. One of the world's most dramatic erosion and deforestation situa...

NepalBuffaloes used to till rice fields in the plains need 40 kg of fodder per day. The search for animal feed (traditionally young tree leaves) is denuding the hillsides of the natural tree cover. - - Gen...

JordanHarvesting grain on a slope in the Irbid area. In the background, land contoured to combat soil erosion. - - Rain-Fed Agriculture in Jordan. In 1976 the Government of Jordan asked the UN/Food and Agri...

MoroccoPartly successful attempt to create a eucalyptus plantation in pre-Rif Moulay Yakoub mountains. In the background, new works in progress. - - Rural Economic Pre-Investment Project for the Western Rif....

LesothoWomen carrying boxes of pine seedlings to be transplanted as part of a reforestation programme in Lesotho. - - General: General.

IndonesiaA young man planting euca1yptus trees to fight erosion in the Upper Solo River basin. - - Integrated Watershed Development of the Solo River Basin in Java. Erosion is one of the principa1 prob1ems imp...

AlgeriaLand reclamation through reforestation near Ain Beida, about 110 km. southeast of Constantine. Workers are planting young seedlings of Pinus Halepensis in an arid region. The seedlings are carried par...

AlgeriaA team of workers planting seedlings of Pinus Halepensis in a largely arid region near Ain Beida, about 110 km. southeast of Constantine. An earlier successful attempt at land reclamation in this regi...

AlgeriaShepherd with his flock of sheep on the p1ains which are part of the WFP assisted Boulhilet farm - the rura1 development centre, 70 km. south of Constantine. - - Reforestation and Rural Development. T...

IndonesiaSunset over rice paddies in the Lawu valley, east Java. - - Environmental Deterioration and the Threat to Food and Agriculture. Erosion is one of the principal problems impeding the development of agr...

IndonesiaRice paddies in the Lawu valley, east Java. - - Environmental Deterioration and the Threat to Food and Agriculture. Erosion is one of the principal problems impeding the development of agriculture in...

IndiaBringing home cattle at sunset to a small settlement in the desert. - - Environmental Deterioration and the Threat to Food and Agriculture. Erosion through wind and rain, over-grazing and the removal...

TunisiaWorker on an experimental pine plantation in northern Tunisia holding pine seedlings in his hand. - - Reforestation Institute. The Reforestation Institute was established in Tunis by the Government an...

TunisiaYong pine trees being stacked at an experimental irrigated plantation in northern Tunisia. They will be protected from deterioration by a covering of branches and twigs until needed for planting. - -...

TunisiaPine seedlings in plastic bags ready for transplanting at a pine nursery. - - Reforestation Institute. The Reforestation Institute was established in Tunis by the Government and the UN Development Pro...

IndonesiaHarvesting rice in east Java. - - Environmental Deterioration and the Threat to Food and Agriculture. Erosion is one of the principal problems impeding the development of agriculture in Central and Ea...

TunisiaExpert and counterpart examining young pine trees in a newly forested area, central region near Maktar. - - Reforestation Institute. The Reforestation Institute was established in Tunis by the Governm...

IndonesiaMaze-like terracing of rice paddy near Lawu. - - Environmental Deterioration and the Threat to Food and Agriculture. Erosion is one of the principal problems impeding the development of agriculture in...

JordanProject workers constructing terraces on a site only a few kilometers from Amman. - - Soil conservation and olive tree planting (WFP).: 183. World Food Programme is providing commodities worth more th...

YemenThe project objectives cover a large range of activities: institution strengthening, watershed management, terracing rehabilitation, woodland management, nursery strengthening and expanding sand dune...