Learn to Better Manage Land, Landscapes and Soils
- Essential learning for farmers, landscapers, gardeners, property developers and managers, environmentalists
- CPD training for anyone working in land care
Understand how land quality can degrade or improve according to how we treat it.
Land is used by people for all sorts of things; from building cities to farming and mining. Any of these activities can however will change the land, sometimes for the better, but sometimes for the worse. Along with the activity of man, natural disasters such as floods, drought, cyclones and volcanic eruptions can cause damage to land.
This course teaches you about things that can be done to better care for the land, countering negative impacts such as these and improving long term viability, sustainability, health and productivity of a site.
COURSE CONTENT
This course covers the following lessons:
LESSON 1: SCOPE AND NATURE OF LAND MANAGEMENT
- Causes of Land Degradation
- Broad Principles of Sustainable Land Management
- Harnessing the People
- Careers in Land Management
LESSON 2: LAND DEGRADATION & REHABILITATION
- Forms of Land Degradation and Their Control
- Land Rehabilitation Management
- Mining Sites
- Environmental Assessment
- Land Management Programs
- The Importance of Trees on Farms
- Ecosystem Conservation
LESSON 3: MANAGING SOILS
- Soil Fertility
- Physical and Chemical Factors Affecting Nutrient Availability
- Biological Factors Affecting Soil Fertility
- Improved Nutrient Management
- Loss of Soil Fertility
- Understanding Soil Analysis
- Sampling Soil
- Strategies for Tackling Soil Degradation
- Conservation Tillage and Crop Residue Management
- Soil Biological Management
- Land Management Using Alternative Farming Techniques
- Using Organic Principles to Overcome Soil Problems
- Using Plants To Extract Contamination
LESSON 4: MANAGING WATER
- Water Erosion
- Water Reuse And Recycling
- Wastewater Treatment
LESSON 5: MANAGING PLANTS
- Controlling Plants
- Using Plants For Erosion Control
- Planning Rehabilitation
- Plant Selection And Establishment
- Plant Varieties
- The Economics of Plant Selection
- Planting Preparation – Soil Cultivation
- Cultivation Machinery & Tools
- Planting Techniques
- Other Techniques
- Soil And Water
- Types of Water Wastage
- Irrigation Systems
- Coping With Dry Conditions
- Plant Protection Methods
- Weed Management
- Crop Rotations
LESSON 6: MANAGING ANIMAL POPULATIONS
- Creating Habitat Corridors For Wildlife
- Wildlife Conservation
LESSON 7: AFTERWARDS
- Plant Associations
- Natural Regeneration
