602 INDEX
Erosion
contour barriers to prevent,
290–293
dams and, 171
defined, 200
deforestation causing, 6–8,
159, 160, 179
forests and prevention of, 170
prevention of, generally,
200, 289
restoring waterways and
wetlands, 214–215
restoring with natural cycles,
202–203
river straightening as cause
of, 214
rock walls to prevent, 201, 295
signs of, 200
traditional technologies and, 201
also see Deforestation;
Forests; Tree planting
Estrogen-like substances, 326
Excess, as cause of health
problems, 22
Eyes
chemical spills in, 554
oil and problems with, 506
protection from mining
dusts, 479
F
Fabrics, toxics in, 372
Facilitator, 15
Fair prices for buyer and seller of
food, 227, 235
Fair trade
certification, 314, 315
sustainable forestry and, 192
Fallow land, green
manures on, 286
Family gardens, 226
Farmer field schools, 316–317
Farmers cooperative, 227, 313, 315
Farmers markets, 227
Farming
biodiversity loss and, 29
bio-fuel crops, 533
changes in, malnutrition and
and, 223
drainage directed for
irrigation, 167
fertilizer made from human
waste, 124–125, 126
food security and, 226–227,
231–235
forests and, 179, 180, 185
independent farmers,
organizing for, 274
mosquito control and, 150
plant breeding, traditional, 239
pollination of crops, 179
prices, 225, 227, 235
slash-and-burn (swidden), 182
subsidies, 225, 250, 313
toxic pollution prevention, 60
training in, 228
value-added products, 313
water access and, 233
water pollution by, 169
also see Crop yields;
Genetically engineered
(GE) foods; Irrigation;
Markets; Pesticides; Soil;
Sustainable farming
Farm workers see Farming;
Pesticides
Fatigue see Tiredness
Fava beans, 285
Feces
blood in, 56
also see Ecological
sanitation; Manure
Fermented foods, 306
Fertility of soil, 282
Fertilizer from human waste see
Ecological sanitation
Fertilizers, chemical
as concentrated, 283
damage to soil from, 283
Fertilizers, natural
animal manure, 287
biogas production creating, 541
defined, 282
green manures and cover
crops, 285–286, 294
other additions, 288
for tree seedlings, 211
also see Ecological sanitation
Fever
dengue, 147
diarrea diseases, 51
malaria, 144-145
tuberculosis, 356
yellow fever, 148
Figs, 310
Filters see Masks; Water filters
Fingernails, 57
Fires (for cooking), 361, 362, 363
also see Stoves
Fire safety and prevention, 365
mining chemical storage, 486
Firewood
collection of, health issues
and, 180
as fuel, 361, 362, 363
storage of, termite prevention
and, 367
First aid kit, 546–547
Fish
farming of, 309
mercury in, 339
for mosquito control, 150
Fish pond, building, 309
Flame retardants, 372
Flood control
alternatives to dams for, 172
forests and, 179
Flukes, blood, 56, 171
Fly control
in compost, 403
dams and, 171
maggot spray, natural, 367
sanitation and, 57
trap, how to make, 57
trap for fruit flies, how to
make, 299
ventilated improved pit (VIP)
toilets and, 123
Fly trap, how to make, 57
Food
cleanliness, pest control and,
57, 366
endometriosis treatment
with, 326
food-borne illness prevention,
57, 375
forests and, 179, 180
pesticides on, 271
resources for, 588–590
wastes, biogas production
and, 540
also see Cooking; Diet; Food
aid; Food security; Food
storage; Junk food
Food aid
dumping of GE food as, 245
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