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Desertification
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FAO website on the topic, with technical and scientific data and information available at FAO, plus internet links. Site available in Arabic, English, French and Spanish languages.
http://www.fao.org/desertification
Internet links to sites related to desertification, maintained by University of Arizona.
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IALC Desertification and related sites Australia: Australia's National Drought Policy A 1995 document from the Australian government. International: Convention to Combat Desertification The official Website of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, which entered into force in December 1996. International: Expert...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 Freanch.
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observatoire sahara et sahel, sahel and sahara observatory Site hberg par l'UNESCO...Description of ASALs Project in Africa, along with outputs, findings, significance and bibliography.
http://iisd1.iisd.ca/casl/ASALProjectDetails/IISDProjectASAL.htm
Information about intergovernmental organizations, national/regional activities,non-governmental organizations in the field of desertification. Also related reports/news/information sources.
http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/desert/desertsites.html
Links to web sites providing information on desertification worldwide.
http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/ALN/aln40/WebResources.html
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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index An eight year international, interdisciplinary research project funded by the European Commission on environmental change in Mediterranean Europe. Outline of project Detailed work plans for MEDALUS III For all other information about the project, please contact the project office medalus@medalus.demon.co.uk...Smithsonian Institution electronic exhibit about deserts and other arid and sub-humid environments, emphasizing desertification and other degradation and its consequences.
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Bright Edges of the World Welcome to an electronic exhibit about the world's drylands. Drylands include arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid areas all over the world. The aim of this exhibit is to show the importance these environments have in the lives of people everywhere,...International Union of Soil Sciences working group site offers conference reports, technical papers and links to other organizations.
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Redirecting Land Degradation and Desertification NRCS NRCSHome AboutUs News Programs TechnicalResources Partnerships Features ContactUs Search National NRCS All NRCS Sites NRCS, FSA RD for Technical Resources Agronomy, Wind and Water Erosion Air Quality Conservation Practices Cultural Resources Ecological Sciences Economics Resources eFOTG Engineering Tools and Resources...Maps providing monthly updated, near real time, distributed information on rainfall, actual evapotranspiration, radiation, drought and desertification indices, and crop yield forecasts for Africa and Europe. Includes methodology discussions and links to similar resources.
http://www.earlywarning.nl/
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Past, Recent, and 21st Century Vegetation Change in the Arid Southwest The purpose of this research project is to document vegetation change in the arid lands of the southwestern United States. The project compiles data on past and present plant distributions. These plant distributions are combined with data on past, present,...Objective is to provide information services on the subject of desertification. Background on the phenomenon, key international documents, and directory of organizations conducting work in this area.
http://ag.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/cstccd.cgi
Describes a decision support system for land management in Italy and Portugal. Features project description, bibliography and contact details.
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Medaction This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them....Brief introduction to desertification, including causes and effects.
http://www.didyouknow.cd/deserts.htm
The Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification
Page includes summaries of daily discusses, which featured concerned nations from around the world. Past event took place in Dakar, Senegal.
http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/desert/cop2/
Purpose of meeting was to discuss the problem of land degradation and to offer suggestions to prevent this phenomena. Page includes list of participating countries and their ideas. Took place 29 September - 10 October 1997, Rome Italy.
http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/ccdcop1.html