Sustainable land clearing is the process of clearing land areas without causing any permanent damage to the top soil or terrain. The practice gives benefit of increased organic matter and nutrient recycling form the decomposed materials as well as protection of soil surface.
The practice is determined by rainfall of the environment, topography, equipment available for clearing, density of vegetation, soil condition etc. Land clearing is the removal of the native vegetation for agricultural purposes and other developmental projects.
Sustainable land clearing on the other hand is the process of clearing land areas without causing any permanent damage to the top soil or terrain.
It is an eco-friendly practice. In this system cleared vegetation is not burnt but it is used as mulch which later decomposes and adds nutrients to the soil i.e. there is the benefit of increased organic matter and nutrient recycling form the decomposed material s as well as protection of soil surface.
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Factors Affecting Land Clearing
There are factors that affect land clearing and such include:
1. The rainfall received in the region to
2. The topography of the area to be cleared
3. The equipment to be used to clear the land
4. Skill of the equipment operators
5. The end use of the land being cleared
6. Size and kind of trees on the site
7. Density of the vegetation
8. Soil condition of the site
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In conclusion, Sustainable land clearing is an eco-friendly practice in that cleared vegetation is not burnt but used as mulch materials to protect the soil surface and which later decomposes and adds nutrients to the soil.
Sustainable land clearing is a process of land clearing without causing any permanent damage to the top soil or terrain. The cleared vegetation is used as mulch materials which decompose to boost nutrient status of the land.
The practice is however influenced by certain factors some of which include; the topography, rainfall, type and density of vegetation, soil type, available clearing equipment, etc.
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