Riparian forest to improve river bank stabilization

The purpose is to deal with the regular floods, which are a natural event and happen regularly. Trees are planted in lower catchment areas to stabilize the riverbank, ensure water quality in the river by retaining sediments from nearby fields, and to trap agricultural chemicals. The technology can be considered a revegetation measure and can be applied to several land use types.

Land use type
Cropland
Forest/Woodland
Technology group
Soil erosion control
Type of land degradation addressed
Biological degradation
Soil erosion by water
Water degradation
Country
Source
WOCAT
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Riparian forest to improve river bank stabilization