Desertification - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Desertification is the extreme deterioration of land in arid and dry sub-humid areas due to loss of vegetation and soil moisture; desertification results chiefly from man-made ...
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification - Wikipedia, the ...
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa is a Convention to combat ...
Desertification - Encyclopedia of Earth
Present-day Drylands and Their Categories (dry subhumid, semiarid, arid or hyper-arid, based on Aridity Index values. (Source: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Desertification ...
Desertification
The FAO Web site on desertification aims to assist national, regional and international stakeholders and networks involved in sustainable development of drylands and in particular ...
desertification - definition of desertification by the Free Online ...
de·sert·i·fi·ca·tion (d-zûr t-f-k sh n) n. The transformation of arable or habitable land to desert, as by a change in climate or destructive land use.
Combating Desertification in Asia - ADB.org
As part of its strategy to address climate change, ADB supports the sustainable management of land, water, forests and other natural resources to combat land degradation.
Len Milich: Desertification
Desertification LE FastCounter. Discussed at length during the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, and driven by the renewed interest of the United ...
Desertification: A review of the concept
Reproduced, with permission, from: Glantz, M. H., and N. S. Orlovsky. 1983. Desertification: A review of the concept. Desertification Control Bulletin 9: 15-22.