Contributions of biogeotextiles to sustainable development and soil conservation in developing countries: The BORASSUS Project

• Main Authors: M. A. Fullen, C. A. Booth, R. W. Sarsby, K. Davies, R. Kugan, R. Bhattacharyya, M. Subedi, D. A. Luckhurst, J. Poesen, T. Smets, A. Kertesz, A. Toth, Z. Szalai, G. Jakab, K. Kozma, B. Jankauskas, G. Jankauskiene, C. Bhmann, G. Paterson, E. Mulibana, J. P. Nell, G. M.E. Van Der Merwe, A. J.T. Guerra, J. K.S. Mendona, T. T. Guerra, R. Sathler, J. F.R. Bezerra, S. M. Peres, Z. Yi, L. Yongmei, T. Li, M. Panomtarachichigul, S. Peukrai, D. C. Thu, T. H. Cuong, T. T. Toan, F. Jonsyn-Ellis, S. Jallow, A. Cole, B. Mulholland, M. Dearlove, C. Corkill
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Environmental Science
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=38849100323&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/61110
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Field and laboratory studies indicate that geotextile mats constructed from palm leaves are an effective, sustainable and economically viable soil conservation technique. The three-year (2005-08) EU-funded BORASSUS Project (Contract Number INCO-CT-2005-510745) is evaluating their long-term effective...