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Meadows and pastures

Buffer strips and hedges

Crop rotation

Strip cropping along contours

Green cover

Early sowing

Traditional terracing

Controlled traffic farming

Reduced stocking density

Wetland restoration and management

Floodplain restoration and management

Green Roofs

Rainwater Harvesting

Permeable surfaces

Swales

Channels and rills

Filter Strips

Infiltration Trenches

Rain Gardens

Detention Basins

Retention Ponds

Infiltration basins

Forest riparian buffers

Maintenance of forest cover in headwater areas

Afforestation of reservoir catchments