Donor and governmental sponsored soil and water conservation measures has been carried out in the last half century in the Lake Tana basin, Ethiopia. However, sediment loads in to the lake has never been reduced suggesting that the effectiveness of integrated soil and water conservation measures ...
Tadesse, A.
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Dagnew, D.C.
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Belete, M.A.
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Tilahun, Seifu A.
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Mekuria, Wolde M.
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Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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[Impact of soil and water conservation practices on sediment losses and discharge in the headwaters of the Lake Tana Basin in the Ethiopian highlands [Abstract only]]
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Impact of soil and water conservation practices on sediment losses and discharge in the headwaters of the Lake Tana Basin in the Ethiopian highlands [Abstract only]
Intense rainfall/runoff events produce large proportion of suspended sediment concentrations and sediment load responses. With an aim to mitigate land degradation problems in Ethiopia, soil and water conservation projects are being massively implemented. The effect of these conservation measures ...
Dagnew, D.C.
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Guzmán, Christian D.
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Tebebu, Tigist Y.
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Zegeye, Assefa D.
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Akal, Adugnaw T.
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Mekuria, Wolde M.
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Ayana, Essayas K.
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Tilahun, Seifu A.
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Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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[Contributions of peak sediment events to annual loads and the effects of best management practices on peak loads in the sub-humid Ethiopian highlands: the Debre Mawi watershed [Abstract only]]
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Contributions of peak sediment events to annual loads and the effects of best management practices on peak loads in the sub-humid Ethiopian highlands: the Debre Mawi watershed [Abstract only]
Addisie, Meseret B.
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Alebachew, Azalu
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Ayele, Getaneh K.
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Tilahun, Seifu A.
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Hailu, Nigus
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Mekuria, Wolde M.
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Langandoen, Eddy
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Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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[Low-cost measures can reclaim gullies and reduce soil erosion in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Low-cost measures can reclaim gullies and reduce soil erosion in the Ethiopian highlands
The present study was undertaken in Lao PDR to investigate the impacts of organic and clay-based soil amendments on maize yield, total nutrient uptake and crop water productivity (CWP), and analyze the economic return of such interventions. Structured field experiments were established over two c...
Mekuria, Wolde M.
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Noble, A.D.
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Hoanh, Chu Thai
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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Sengtaheuanghoung, Oloth
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Sipaseuth, N.
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Douangsavanh, Somphasith
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Langan, Simon J.
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Getnet, Kindie
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[The potential role of soil amendments in increasing agricultural productivity and improving the livelihood of smallholders in Lao PDR]
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The potential role of soil amendments in increasing agricultural productivity and improving the livelihood of smallholders in Lao PDR
Agricultural intensification to meet the food needs of the rapidly growing population in developing countries is negatively affecting the water quality. In most of these countries such as Ethiopia, information on surface and especially groundwater quality is lacking. This limits the measure that ...
Akal, Adugnaw T.
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Dagnew, D.C.
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Giri, S.
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Belete, M.A.
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Tilahun, Seifu A.
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Mekuria, Wolde M.
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Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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[Groundwater quality in an upland agricultural watershed in the sub-humid Ethiopian Highlands]
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Groundwater quality in an upland agricultural watershed in the sub-humid Ethiopian Highlands
Restoration of degraded landscapes through the implementation of soil and water conservation practices is considered a viable option to increase agricultural production by enhancing ecosystems. However, in the humid Ethiopian highlands, little information is available on the impact of conservatio...
Akal, Adugnaw T.
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Dagnew, D.C.
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Belete, M.A.
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Tilahun, Seifu A.
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Mekuria, Wolde M.
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Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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[Impact of soil depth and topography on the effectiveness of conservation practices on discharge and soil loss in the Ethiopian Highlands]
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Impact of soil depth and topography on the effectiveness of conservation practices on discharge and soil loss in the Ethiopian Highlands
Land degradation through extensification of agriculture and overgrazing is an increasing problem across large expanses of the Ethiopian highlands that give rise to a loss in a range of ecosystem services. Ecological restoration through exclosure establishment has become increasingly important app...
Mekuria, Wolde M.
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Langan, Simon J.
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Noble, A.D.
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Johnston, Robyn M.
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[Soil organic carbon and nutrient contents are not influenced by exclosures established in communal grazing land in Nile Basin, northern Ethiopia]
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Soil organic carbon and nutrient contents are not influenced by exclosures established in communal grazing land in Nile Basin, northern Ethiopia
In the Ethiopian highlands, church forests have a substantial contribution to landscape restoration, and conservation of endangered indigenous tree species and biodiversity. However, the environmental and economic benefits of church forests are declining due to a combination of economic, environm...
Amare, D.
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Mekuria, Wolde M.
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Teklewold, T.
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Belay, B.
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Teshome, A.
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Yitaferu, B.
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Tessema, T.
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Tegegn, B.
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[Perception of local community and the willingness to pay to restore church forests: the case of Dera district, northwestern Ethiopia]
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Perception of local community and the willingness to pay to restore church forests: the case of Dera district, northwestern Ethiopia
Mekuria, Wolde M.
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Hadgu, K. M.
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Desta, Lulseged Tamene
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[The role of trees in regulating soil erosion]
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The role of trees in regulating soil erosion
In the northern highlands of Ethiopia, establishment of exclosures to restore degraded communal grazing lands has been practiced for the past three decades. However, empirical data on the effectiveness of exclosures in restoring degraded soils are lacking. We investigated the influence of exclosu...
Mekuria, Wolde M.
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Aynekulu, Ermias
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[Exclosure land management for restoration of the soils in degraded communal grazing lands in northern Ethiopia]
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Exclosure land management for restoration of the soils in degraded communal grazing lands in northern Ethiopia