The BORASSUS Project: Aims, objectives and preliminary insights into the environmental and socio-economic contribution of biogeotextiles to sustainable development and soil conservation

• Main Authors: C. A. Booth, M. A. Fullen, R. W. Sarsby, K. Davies, R. Kurgan, R. Bhattacharyya, J. Poesen, T. Smets, A. Kertész, A. Tóth, Z. Szalai, G. Jakab, K. Kozma, B. Jankauskas, V. Trimirka, 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, Z. Yi, L. Yongmei, 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. Corkhill
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Environmental Science
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=36148998775&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/61111
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Field and laboratory studies suggest 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 effectiveness i...