Strategic plantings can achieve environmental benefits: Report
Posted 11 September 2022
Plantation planning On-farm benefits Economic benefits and markets Tree Alliance
Hedgerows and shelterbelts are living windbreaks that can protect and preserve the environment and our cultural history.
This article discusses how to do strategic plantings to achieve environmental benefits such as reduced evaporation loss, increased production, reduced wind etc.
Hedgerows and shelterbelts are living windbreaks that can protect and preserve the environment and our cultural history.
This article discusses how to do strategic plantings to achieve environmental benefits such as reduced evaporation loss, increased production, reduced wind etc.
Environment Cantebury, Isaac Centre for Nature Conservation - CD Meurk, Landcare Research-Manaki Whenua
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