Skip to main content

Table 3 Phased-out projects impact on implemented soil and water conservation measures

From: Impacts of phased–out land restoration programs on vegetation cover change in Eastern Tigray, Ethiopia

Watershed

Implemented SWC structures

 

U-slope

Total in number

Damaged in %

MI-slope

Total in number

Damaged in %

L-slope

Total in number

Damaged in %

 

Hillside terraces

115

20.8

half moon

37

24

Gabion check dams

25

28

S-1

   

stone bund

68

22

Loss stone check dams

18

22

       

Percolation pond

4

75

 

Shallow trench

98

11

hillside terrace

103

20

Gabion check dams

40

42

S-2

Hillside terraces

101

33.21

shallow trench

118

21.6

Percolation pond

9

22

    

half moon

35

20

Lose stone check dams

25

60

 

Shallow trenches

91

29.5

half moon

37

29

Gabion check dams

9

33

S-3

   

hillside terrace

23

21

Lose stone check dams

32

59

    

shallow trench

71

24.56

Percolation pond

4

75

       

Hand dug well

18

44

 

Hillside terraces

146

66.68

Half moon

180

30

Gabion check dams

25

100

S-4

Shallow trench

70

32

Stone bund

68

22

Loss stone check dams

37

94

       

Percolation pond

2

100

S-5

Hillside terraces

165

97.7

Shallow trench

131

36.9

Half moon

250

33.2

       

Gabion check dam

9

100

S-6

Hillside terraces

246

64.9

Half moon

200

18.5

Gabion check dams

7

100

 

Shallow trenchs

35

14.2

Hillside terrace

25

36

Lose stone check dams

2

100

       

Percolation pond

3

100

  1. U-slope upper slope; Ml-slope middle slope, L-slope lower slope; S-1 Adikesho, S-2 Deberewahabit, S-3 Gemad, S-4 Debretsion, S-5 Laelay-Wukro, S-6 Tsigerda