COUNTRY OF ORIGIN• Italy
Soil Bioengeneering
To learn more
Further information on the different aspects of bioengineering can be found in the web pages of the following qualified institutions.
A.I.P.I.N. (Italian association for bioengineering)
www.aipin.it
CIRF (Italian Centre for the regeneration of rivers)
www.cirf.org
Comunità Montana del Casentino (Tuscany region)
www.cm-casentino.toscana.it
Comunità Montana Alta Versilia (Tuscany region)
www.cm-altaversilia.it
International Erosion Control Association, IECA
www.ieca.org
International Erosion Control Systems, IECS
http://www.erosionsolutions.com/html/frame.htm
www.iecs.com
Institute of Soil Bioengineering and Landscape Construction- Vienna, Austria
www.boku.ac.at/iblb/englforschhome.html
Cooperativa TUA (Terra Uomini e Ambiente)
www.tua.it
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