Utilising biological geotextiles: Introduction to the BORASSUS project and global perspectives

• Main Authors: M. A. Fullen, M. Subedi, C. A. Booth, R. W. Sarsby, K. Davies, R. Bhattacharyya, R. Kugan, D. A. Luckhurst, K. Chan, A. W. Black, D. Townrow, T. James, J. Poesen, T. Smets, A. Kertesz, A. Toth, Z. Szalai, G. Jakab, B. Jankauskas, G. Jankauskiene, C. Bühmann, G. Paterson, E. Mulibana, J. P. Nell, G. M.E. van Der Merwe, A. J.T. Guerra, J. K.S. Mendonça, T. T. Guerra, R. Sathler, J. F.R. Bezerra, S. M. Peres, Zheng Yi, Li Yongmei, Tang Li, M. Panomtaranichagul, S. Peukrai, D. C. Thu, T. H. Cuong, T. T. Toan, F. Jonsyn-Ellis, J. Z. Sylva, A. Cole, B. Mulholland, M. Dearlove, C. Corkill, P. Tomlinson
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Environmental Science; Social Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=80053198427&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/49577
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Field and laboratory studies indicate that utilisation of biological geotextiles constructed from palm-leaves and other selected organic materials are an effective, sustainable and economically viable soil conservation technique. The three-year plus (1 July 2005-28 February 2009) EU-funded BORASSUS...