Mining Engineering News has published a review of topics and speakers who took part recently in the International Erosion Control Association’s (IECA) South Africa Chapter conference. For example, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture’s (DoA) Hans King spoke about the “knock-on” effect of erosion–how both erosion and solutions in one place can accelerate it elsewhere. The DoA’s Christie Lourens added that 90% of soil erosion problems can actually be taken care of through properly maintaining soil cover. Read more.

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