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environmental problem solving > intervention on land > sand dune fixation

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sand dune fixation  

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  • Stabilization of dunes effected by the planting of marram grass (Ammophila arenaria), or rice grass, whose long roots bind the surface layers of sand and so hinder its removal by wind. A larger scale method of dealing with the same problem is by afforestation.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/7419

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