Matching Pairs Land Clearing SolutionsOnline version Match the concepts with their descriptions to learn about solutions to land clearing environmental problems. by Deanne Allen-Emery 1 Businesses using land for industrial use 2 Excess silt causing blockages to dam walls 3 Loss of species 4 Soil degradation 5 Loss of habitat 6 Poor management of land 7 Erosion 8 Removal of trees 9 Loss of sacred grounds Initiate laws to protect land from development Enable indigenous people to provide solutions to land management. Use a suction action of a syphon pipe Establish corporate governance initiatives to ensure businesses are being responsible with their use of the land. Planting trees to bind the soil to their roots and prevent wide open spaces for the wind and rain to move soil. Building "fishways" to help fish move up and down stream and avoid destruction. Planting trees to replace those that have been cut down Avoid over irrigating soil Reduce the consumption of wood products, so that trees are not required to be cleared for humans.