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‘Green’ Development on the Cape Verde Islands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

Claire Sandys-Winsch  and
Philip J.C. Harris
Claire Sandys-Winsch
Affiliation:
13 Arundel Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN2 5TE, England, UK; Formerly of Department of Microbiology and Crop Protection, Horticulture Research International, Worthing Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex BN17 6LP, England, UK
Philip J.C. Harris
Affiliation:
Overseas Projects Coordinator, Henry Doubleday Research Association, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Coventry, Warwickshire CV8 3LG, England, UK.
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Owing to their sub-Sahelian climate, the Cape Verde Islands, lying off the coast of West Africa, experience severe problems of soil erosion and surface-water loss. Thus the development of this country has included widescale planting of trees, mainly Prosopis juliflora, and the building of contour walls and small dams. Agroforestry species are being tested for both erosion control and the production of wood and timber. The conservation of native crop species, and the use of integrated pestcontrol, have been given priority in Cape Verde's agricultural development.

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Environmental Conservation , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , Autumn 1994 , pp. 225 - 230
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Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 1994

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