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Desertification and Drought
Internet links to sites related to desertification, maintained by University of Arizona.
http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/IALC/links/dese...
Adaptive Strategies for Sustainable Livelihoods in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) Project
Description of ASALs Project in Africa, along with outputs, findings, significance and bibliography.
http://www.iisd.org/casl/ASALProjectDetail...
Web Resources on Desertification
Links to web sites providing information on desertification worldwide.
http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/ALN/aln40/WebRe...
First UN Convention to Combat Desertification
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/ccdcop1.html
Selected Internet Resources on Desertification
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/desert/desertsites.html
Drylands: Bright Edges of the World
Smithsonian Institution electronic exhibit about deserts and other arid and sub-humid environments, emphasizing desertification and other degradation and its consequences.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/ceps/drylands/
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/desert/cop2/
Beijing's Desert Storm
Article and photos describe desertification in China, where the desert is on the move. With dunes already 75 kilometers from Beijing, environmentalists fear the sand could swallow the capital in a few years.
http://www.gluckman.com/ChinaDesert.html
Convention sur la lutte contre la désertification (UNCCD)
Documents officiels, bases de données des pays, projets et organisation, actualités.
http://www.unccd.int/
Monitoring and Early Warning
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/
Desertification: Monitoring & Forecasting
General details about desertification, forcasting, desert plants and a photo gallery.
http://www.evsc.virginia.edu/~desert/
Past, Recent, and 21st Century Vegetation Change in the Arid Southwest
http://www.usgs.nau.edu/global_change/
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 Freanch.
http://www.unesco.org/oss/
UN Convention to Combat Desertification Information Network
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
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.
http://www.medalus.demon.co.uk/
MEDACTION: Policies for Land Use to Combat Desertification
Describes a decision support system for land management in Italy and Portugal. Features project description, bibliography and contact details.
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/medaction/
Office to Combat Desertification and Drought (UNSO)
Works in the overall framework of UNDP's sustainable human development mandate to support dryland development and the implementation of desertification accords.
http://www.undp.org/seed/unso
Land Degradation and Desertification
International Union of Soil Sciences working group site offers conference reports, technical papers and links to other organizations.
http://soils.usda.gov/use/worldsoils/landd...
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