Desertification

International Union of Soil Sciences working group site offers conference reports, technical papers and links to other organizations.

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12. Adaptive Strategies for Sustainable Livelihoods in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) Project

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Land Degradation and Desertification The Working Group on Land Degradation and Desertification of the International Union of Soil Sciences AGENDA 21 of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development emphasizes the need and proposes a wide range of activities to address land
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Description of ASALs Project in Africa, along with outputs, findings, significance and bibliography.

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Adaptive Strategies for Sustainable Livelihoods in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) Project Under existing conditions (of externally driven development policies, concentration on the cash economy and existing trade relations), the typical responses of the poor have been to appropriate common
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13. Medalus - Programme on Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use

Information about international project, funded by the European Union, to investigate the effects of desertification on land use in Mediterranean Europe.

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School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Following the theft of data and emails from CRU in 2009, a number of inquiries and reviews have been completed. "the scientific reputation of Professor Jones and CRU remains intact" (House of Commons Science and Technology Committee) "we
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14. The Sahara and the Sahel Observatory (OSS)

Details about mission, objectives and structure of OSS, an organization striving to build up an African arena for cooperation and exchange to combat desertification and poverty. Available in English and French.

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Observatoire du sahara et du sahel,Sahara and Sahel Observatory
Nouvelles de l'OSS et d'ailleurs Interview de M. Mustapha Besbes , Professeur émérite d’hydrogéologie à l’Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Tunis et membre associé étranger de l’Académie des sciences (Institut de France).

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15. French Scientific Committee on Desertification

CSFD provides political decision makers with accurate information on desertification and publishes thematic reports and fact sheets. In French and English.

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Le Comité Scientifique Français de la Désertification - CSDF | Le CSFD fournit et diffuse des informations pour les acteurs de la lutte contre la désertification. Il est un lien privilégié entre la science et la société civile française et étrangère.
des hommes et des femmes luttent contre la désertification Première Assemblée Générale du réseau scientifique international DesertNet International Lundi, 25 Octobre 2010 15:01 DesertNet International (DNI) vient de tenir le 30 septembre sa première Assemblée Générale à Rome,

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16. A Guide for Desert and Dryland Restoration

Provides information on a book by David A. Bainbridge about restoring drylands and arid regions. Contents of each chapter are described.

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degradation and desertification now affect almost a billion people around the world. Tragically, the biological resources and productivity of millions of acres of land are lost to desertification each year because people remain unaware of strategies and techniques that could improve yields,
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17. Center of Ecological Desertification and Reforestation

An international agency dedicated to academic studies, operational programs and public information on desertification and reforestation.

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Extensive information and programs on Desertification and Reforestation - a EUCLID Institute.
Eritrea research paper published The Secretariat published today a noteworthy research paper by a Euclid MSD student from the Government of Eritrea MOU program. A further dossier (in French) on desertification in the Central African Republic will be published in November. MC-Square Building,

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18. Institutional Adaptations to Climate Change

Joint Canada/Chile project to research the capacity of institutions in dryland regions to adapt to the impacts of climate change.

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