WHICH PROBLEM?

PROBLEM: EROSION OF SOIL AND VEGETATION

• Iceland may not rely fully on vegetation to sustain themselves, but it does add into their food supply
• Their soil and vegetation have been slowly eroding, affecting their food supply a fraction

WHAT THEY HAVE DONE?

• Iceland has prioritized this issue
• They have created the Soil Conservation Service of Iceland, charged with the task to combat soio erosion

WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?

• Icelands soil is picked up by wind easily
• Reason being, the soil contains a fair amount of volcanic ash
• This causes desertation in many areas of iceland

SOLUTIONS

• Retaining walls, keep stuff in so water will have a much tougher job eroding
• Mulch or fertilizer, enable the soil to slowly soak up water, in turn enabling the soil to not be eroded
• Vegetation, planting plants so that their roots stabilize the soil
• Geotextiles, beams planted in the soil to stabilize the soil

BEST AND EASIEST SOLUTION

• Mulch and fertilizer, its cost effective, time consuming, and may do better when paired with vegetation
• Retaining walls may help alot, but will be very tricky to set up, and nit very cost effective
• Geotextiles may be permanent, but will be tricky to set up, and may need replacing.

CITATIONS

• "Environment." Environment. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2014.
• "Ways To ... Choose?" Ways To ... Choose? Granite Envoirnmental Inc., n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2014.
• "Soil Erosion in Iceland - EcoZine." EcoZine. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2014.