Soil and water conservation

Water conservation and water demand management are crucial to maintaining an adequate supply of water for people worldwide. Unsound cultivation practices, mismanagement of natural resources, and natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes, and more recently the Tsunami in Southeast Asia threaten water supply, agriculture, food security, biodiversity, and ecosystem health. An integrated approach to the management of soil and water resources involves aspects of: 1) physical and agronomic soil conservation; 2) water harvesting through terracing and surface dams; 3) irrigation management; 4) recycling wastewater using natural treatment systems; and 5) improved management of organic matter.

Case Studies

Moroccans secure precious natural resource Fez, Morocco | March 3, 2004 Efforts to turn a tributary of Morocco’s Fez River from an acrid cesspool back into a thriving waterway have gained a key ally: the tanneries responsible for polluting the river. Learn more

Recovery from the ground up in Central America

Rwandans benefit from quality coffee

Improving food security in Afghanistan

Demonstrating patience vanilla farming in Uganda

Bolivia's eco-certified forest grows

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