Health Implications

INCREASED RISK OF VECTOR OR ANIMAL BORNE DISEASE

Dumping Attracks Insects and Harms Plants & Animals

REDUCED FOOD SECURITY FROM POOR SOIL QUALITY

INCREASED RISK OF INJURY, ANXIETY, & DEPRESSION

Rain Impact and Fast-flowing Stormwater Causes Erosion

Goals & Objectives

CLAVERITO’S HILLSIDE IS STABLE AND PROTECTED FROM EROSION NOW AND IN THE FUTURE 1

• Terraces slow runoff, reducing erosion and encouraging water infiltration

• Ornamental plants discourage littering/dumping

• Intensive plantings protect and stabilize soil

CLAVERITO’S HILLSIDE IS PRODUCTIVE, AND SUPPORTS COMMUNITY HEALTH 2

• Increased gardening space imporoves food security and access to traditional medicines

• Fast growing bamboos and other plant species improve access to building materials for home and infrastructure repair

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Increased Soil Protection and Water Infiltration

BLOOMING PLANTS DETER DUMPING/LITTERING

• The installation of ornamental plants on Claverito’s hillside in 2015 led to lower rates of littering in the following months.

TERRACING SLOWS RUNOFF, REDUCING EROSION

• Steep slopes cause runoff to flow quickly, picking up soil and taking it downhill.

• Terracing creates nearly flat sections of earth about 3 meters deep that periodically slow water, allowing it to be absorbed into the ground.

BAMBOO & OTHER TIMBER INCREASE ACCESS TO BUILDING MATERIALS

• Fast-growing, strong, and buoyant materials like bamboo and balsa grown on the hillside make building materials readily available for home and infrastructure repair.

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COVERED WORKSPACE ALLOWS FOR MATERIAL PROCESSING & STORAGE

• A covered workspace allows harvested materials to be treated and processed for greater durability.