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31-38 of 38 for the Category : Agriculture and the Subcategory : Agriculture - GeneralSoil
( Article Type: Explanation )
Soil, along with sunlight and water, is essential for our life here on earth. All the plants that grow on the earth (including all of the crops that we eat and the grass that our animals eat) need soil to grow, and we even need soil to form the br
Read more about SoilSuspended Solids
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Suspended solids are a natural occurrence but human activities can contribute substantially to increased levels of suspended solids, which will have an overall negative effect on water quality.
Read more about Suspended SolidsSustainable Development ~ Land Reform
( Article Type: Sustainable Development )
From model apartheid village to a model for sustainable development - that is the story of Franschhoek, the historic village nestled in the mountain valley where the French Huguenots were settled in the 17th century.
Read more about Sustainable Development ~ Land ReformTrench Gardening
( Article Type: Explanation )
Trench gardening is a form of subsistence vegetable gardening that has been practised in the townships since the late 1970s.
Read more about Trench GardeningUrban Agriculture
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Cities and towns are not the places where one would usually think that agriculture should be undertaken, but urban agriculture can be a valuable contribution to the development of sustainable cities.
Read more about Urban AgricultureWater and Water Pollution
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Water is a fugitive natural resource, changing between solid, liquid and gaseous forms that are linked via the hydrological cycle (see Figure 1) that move freely in time and space. Planet Earth is the only known place where water occurs in liquid for
Read more about Water and Water PollutionWater Conflict
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Fresh water is an important natural resource for the survival and economic development of humankind. It is also a scarce resource.
Read more about Water ConflictWomen and the Environment
( Article Type: Explanation )
Agenda 21 confirms the importance of women in sustainable development. Women form over half of the world’s population yet there are very few women in decision-making positions. Women are also most often the members of the community who are directly
Read more about Women and the Environment
