Rehabilitation of Derelict Land

Land Rehabilitation

The Dilemma of Derelict Gear

Every year, millions of pots and traps are lost in crustacean fisheries around the world. Derelict fishing gear has been found to produce several harmful environmental and ecological effects, however socioeconomic consequences have been investigated less frequently. We analyze the economic effects of a substantial derelict pot removal program in the largest estuary of the United States, the Che...

Marine species mortality in derelict fishing nets in Puget Sound, WA and the cost/benefits of derelict net removal.

Derelict fishing gear persists for decades and impacts marine species and underwater habitats. Agencies and organizations are removing significant amounts of derelict gear from marine waters in the United States. Using data collected from repeated survey dives on derelict gillnets in Puget Sound, Washington, we estimated the daily catch rate of a given derelict gillnet, and developed a model to...

Vetiver grass as an Ideal Phytosymbiont for Glomalian Fungi for Ecological Restoration of Heavy Metal Contaminated Derelict Land

Pollution of the soil environment with toxic materials from fossil burning, mining and smelting of metalliferous ores, disposal of sewage, fertilizers and pesticides, etc. has increased dramatically since the onset of industrial revolution. Various strategies including bioremediation and phytoremediation are employed to remove heavy metals from such soils and making them available for agricultu...

impacts of land consolidation and land rehabilitation project on rural food security in miandarband region

introduction food security over the past decade was one of the main objectives of rural development policies in many countries. agricultural policies such as productive improvement, conservation and utilization of water and land resources are being considered in the heart of development projects. among these initiatives to achieve improved quality of infrastructure, environment and welfare is t...