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leimmrng All oi lhese prolerl diversion bulb and
rompounds horn gazing animals.
lronr eullings Ill Even arid eon
lorrrlrs is ideal lor ears and-burld fumes When eulo-ng
Euylmbm, be sure so proleer lhe eyes wl|h goggles, and
lseep lheslsm rovered ll allergic lo lhe milky sap
w bunks
rrlmary lall wmdbmak ol Auumna, Cuhressus.
asuariaa. Pmus, hardy Phoema palms, and even
mngmves may be needed m lronr.lrne loealrons,
lollowed n lhe lee wilh sueh hardy oureleael species as
Ellwolltla Hmmlh, Coynxma Npcns, mom: (aslaosvm
and so on. ll rs always besl lo ("Id local planl ipzmi
lhaldowe lhedislriel
Mum
Cumulus al in rn ml medium slopes (24» and al 5 rn
on sleep slopes ean be planled mil wllh rool sels ol
Cam, Veliver grass, lemongrass, or pampas grass.
These are sea our al 034“ rrl spacing and larm an ure
brokennou—slopehedge.oraerownoneanhwailaor
d rn banks al spillways i use llml. They bolh
disperse waler and ereale srlr lraps; behrnd sueh
seuperpeluaong walls, l is deeper and lreer an be
planled or oops ywwn. The sysmm ls chap, erleslrve,
and providm mulch, some M lhe yueeas, agaves, and
alone may prowde lhe same srrumlral elkd m deserl
ureas
10.7
INTEGRATED LAND MANAGEMENT
The Maori ram-e or Hawauan alum were gammyrphk
and soelologieal unils m del land and people were
mlegraled lor suslenanre. They may have evolved our
ol early errors at over-clearing, eaeasnve burning, and
lhe eallnelron o! uselul animals belore reaehing
equilibrium. We can only hope lhal lhe modern world
also has lime lo lake stuck uld come lo lls sum, bur
liral will rely on delerrnmed ehange by many lhousahds
of us whhin soeiely.
presuming a kinda—skim: profile lollen a voloanre
eone prolrlr, Figure 10.2)), lhe slable lropieal land.
slape may require someorallollhese lealures:
. FROTECYED SKYLINE AND HILL roams.
These nol only proleol solls and walers, bul bolh mm:
and release planl nurrrenrs lmm lhe upper lsomehmes
sleep) slopes lhey an be used as limiled lerage re
sourse and renleh provision, bul should have ImHlld
proleelion Their clearmg brings compound calnv
slrophes ranging lrom landslide lo loss n: nulrlenl m
wales and orop. deseroheaoon, and eonseouenl severe
soqal disruplion Al lhe base oi lhese loresls, as lhe
slope eases lo I5 or leg, warer ean be drvened or hare
vesled lo replenish gromldwaler and irrigale lerraees
and crap.
- MIDSLOPE ox KEYIOINT. A dryersron o1 sneam
waler here will lead waler oul lo rvdges ior lerraee crop
and village use. Thus, erppplng eommenees below nus
erilreal pornl Human oesupalron and eornplea nile
rivaled loresls and gardens ean now be eslablished
downslope. The slable plaleau lhe lull rising above lhe
valley. and buldl sales above lhe reaeh or llood and
shellered lrorn hurl-KIM and rsunamr are prime eluder
selllemenl lvillagel sum, wilh some seallered housing
higher on ridges and lhe loresl edge
. LDW SLOPES (2'45 slopel are well sulled ro
earlh-shaprng as lerraee and pad). wrlh lirniled grazrng
and lnnevalrve loreslry These are lhe suslamalrle
agriculrunl areas, where allenlion lo sub—eonloured
agneullure. windbreal, and aesess wlll help dlreel
rim—all and waler lo mp
- coAsrAL runs AND VALLEY FLOORS. erh
and ollen deep hurnos soils can aeeurrrulale on valley
lloers. Creywaler and processed manures lrorn
solllemenl and lireslocs add lo Ierllllly. where
exlensive aouaeuhures or M): loresl/urshard cmp an
be developed
- SHOREUNB are preserved ior loll re law reel) or
so lnlarui lor essenual windmk. shore slabllily. and
cloud generalion m land. Seleeled ouiel hirlmurs
and reluges amepl rrshing selllernenls based on sea
resourees. shores wilh X52“ year lsulural' hlslory Md
saerrlieial palm/Casurrma barriers lo reduee slorm
damage ashore. There may be lighlly.laurll and
lemporary shore housing, whrrh is used only when
working lhe eoasl, wllh more subslanllal homes and
ahellered gardens salely rnlaud or lrehlhd earlh
ernlaanlsmenls ll shallows or a mnl-blsed lagoon/reel
syslern slrelehes 0“:th lhe lollowmg ealegories of
use also apply,
- LAGOON mo ESTUARV SEA lMPDUNDa
MEN'S Amen! and yel innavalrve sea—walls lusually
ol sunkpamnble eolal biodis wi|h mules llood-lrde
pus, and a series of lnner pensl are an eseellenl use ol
lhe shallows. Resrrlered mangrove planlalions help
slablllse lhe banks and pmv|de sea rnulsh whlle
ealehing any sill lhal washes down (mm above. “hue
warm—wales lagoons are orh in algae and are good
sires tor eullivared seaweed. They also impound and
lauen mnllel and mangrove fish, oyslers and eels.
shelllish and prawns ln rhe sea lagoons. mobile
phosphales are fixed in planls and mud in a lew days,
and are lhen available lor growlh Sueh oeh esruanes
are mvalualale as managed mintulhlls.
r MARINE coNsl-lzuas Artificial reel syslerns nl
lyre: [ml sand), spral bloelss, and boxes of palm lnmlss
greally enlarge rhe habilal lor sedenlary hsh and
lolaslers; wdhln a year. lhese epnslruels are con-
solidaled or eemenled by souls Weals elmysls on
melal ms)! srmles an arlirreial bul permarvenl eorallme
deposrl more rapidly in exlenslve sandy shallows, log
ban-rers lull ol sand and slablllsod wilh mangroves
provrde shore barriers. lagoon walls, and 'edge" in lhe
sea.
ll rs as well lo have an mlegraled eoneepl ol
appropriale land use in mud ior bolh broad polrey
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