Category Archives: soil moisture

Soil and Water Conservation ( You Tube)

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

Video seen at : http://youtu.be/DmPLGBy14CM Soil and Water Conservation in Semi-Arid Kenya Excellent supports community groups in semi-arid rural Kenya to improve their enviroment sustainably through soil and water conservation, improving food and water supply, health and incomes. The key … Continue reading →

Posted in Soil, soil moisture, water conservation / harvesting

Basic rainwater harvesting techniques and erosion control practices (Google / UANews)

Posted on April 23, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://uanews.org/node/39311 SNRE Seminar: Land Reclamation on Easter Island Pablo Garcia, from the University of Arizona Department of Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering, will give a talk. Easter Island’s past is well known. Following indiscriminate … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Desertification, drought, soil conditioning, soil moisture, water conservation / harvesting

TerraCottem: Water saving technique allows plants to grow anywhere (Ecofriend / Popsci)

Posted on January 7, 2011 by

Discovered in the ECOFRIEND : http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/belgian-scientist-uses-hydrogels-to-turn-dirt-into-gardens/ Belgian scientist uses hydrogels to turn dirt into gardens Anupam | Jul 10 2010 Eco Factor: Water saving technique allows plants to grow everywhere. VIDEO : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps9LqU2Mi8s&feature=player_embedded Belgian scientist Willem van Cotthem is aiming … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, desert/desert gardening, Desertification, drought, drylands, soil conditioning, soil moisture, Technologies, TerraCottem, Water, water conservation / harvesting, water management

(Re)-Greening the Desert by building up the underground water supply (Google / Naga Foundation)

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.nagafoundation.org/eng.cfm?greening-desert Greening the Desert Since as far back as the 1970s, the international community has recognised that desertification results in significant economic, social and environmental problems in regions throughout the world. Because of this, the United Nations … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, sand fixation, Soil, soil moisture, Water

How to moisten dry soils: EARTHMISTER is the only subsurface pressurized irrigation system in the world (Global Eco Soil Solutions)

Posted on December 12, 2010 by

Read at : Global Eco Soil Solutions http://globalecosoilsolutions.com/ Changing the way the world waters. Sub-Surface Pressurized Irrigation FOR LANDSCAPES The EARTHMISTER will reduce your water usage by up to 80%. The EARTHMISTER is installed 6-8 inches underground. It uses your … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthmister, irrigation, Soil, soil moisture

Soil and water conservation techniques in Burkina Faso (New Agriculturist)

Posted on November 10, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.new-ag.info/focus/focusItem.php?a=1802 Rehabilitation of Burkina’s fragile soils Clinging to the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world. Life is relentlessly harsh for its people; one in five children … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, contour bunding, Desertification, drought, Soil, soil moisture

New Method to Measure Snow, Vegetation Moisture With GPS May Benefit Farmers, Meteorologists (Science Daily / Univ. Colorado, Boulder))

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

Read at : Science Daily http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091120135212.htm New Method to Measure Snow, Vegetation Moisture With GPS May Benefit Farmers, Meteorologists ScienceDaily (Nov. 23, 2009) — A research team led by the University of Colorado at Boulder has found a clever way … Continue reading →

Posted in drought, satellites, soil moisture, Technologies

SMOS : Europe satellite to predict flood and drought (Google / Examiner)

Posted on November 3, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.examiner.com/x-5181-Jackson-Weather-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Predict-flood-and-drought-Europe-satellite-launched Predict flood and drought; Europe satellite launched (SMOS) The European Space Agency has launched a satellite designed to help measure climate change by better predicting droughts and floods. The Soil Moisture and … Continue reading →

Posted in floods, GIS / remote sensing, soil moisture, Technologies, Water

Soil Moisture And Ocean Salinity Satellite Ready For Launch (Science Daily / Natural Environment Research Council)

Posted on November 1, 2009 by

Read at : Science Daily Soil Moisture And Ocean Salinity Satellite Ready For Launch ScienceDaily (Oct. 29, 2009) — A new European Earth observation satellite will be launched in the early hours of Monday morning (2 November 2009) from the … Continue reading →

Posted in salinity, Soil, soil moisture, Water