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Mattos,Roberto de; Silva,Antônio M. da; Coelho,Gilberto; Mello,Carlos R. de; Rezende,José L. P. de. |
The Brazilian Law stipulates that water is a limited natural resource doted of economic value, thus it is necessary to develop mechanisms for its adequate management. Actions that encourage the farmers to apply soil conservation practices with the purpose of increase water yield from springs and to promote improvement of its quality, reducing production of sediment transportation, is being encouraged by governments, even with financial compensation for owners. From these assertions, this study aims to quantify the benefits of the conservation actions of the management units and to characterize a Water Yield Indicator (WYI) to support sustainable actions in the watershed of Alto Rio Grande region, in the state of Minas Gerais (MG). To assess the impact of... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Land use and occupation; Water resources management; Water producer program. |
Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69162012000400009 |
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