Green Gabion

Green Gabion

Green gabion is an environmental friendly trapezoidal gabion type used for erosion control for rivers, shorelines and stream banks. They provide immediate and long-term erosion control and create hospitable conditions for plant establishment.

Green gabions help to slow water velocities near the banks and trap sediment. They are made of PVC coated wire mesh baskets with an inclined face of 45° or 60°, lined with a coconut fiber blanket on the facing and filled with a mix of stone and topsoil. The 1000 gr/m2 heavy coconut mat has a durability of 3 to 5 years that allows vegetation establishment.

The integration of the vegetation provides a high resistance and durability of the structure. As the root system develops, it reinforces the soil providing a significant resistance to the structure.

Live staking and brush layering are two soil bioengineering techniques frequently use with Green gabion to enhance the vegetation.