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Desert in Iceland, Soil Erosion ...

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, and the threats they face. Please choose a section of the exhibit below. Francaise ...

DESERTIFICATION OF ARID LANDS By H. E. Dregne ABSTRACT Desertification is a land degradation problem of major importance in the arid regions of the world. Deterioration in soil and plant cover have adversely affected nearly 50 percent of the land areas as the result of human mismanagement of cultivated and range lands. North America and Spain have the largest percentage of their arid lands ...

Related Sites Desertification and Drought UN Convention to Combat Desertification and related sites Australia: Australia's National Drought Policy A 1995 document from the Australian government. International: Convention to Combat Desertification The official web site of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, which entered into force in December 1996. International: Expert Meeting, ...

China's desert storm: Are the sands of time running out for Beijing ...

Annotated list of web resources on desertification, published in Arid Lands Newsletter No. 40, fall/winter 1996. Links published in this list are periodically checked and updated although new links are not added.

Trends of Desertification and its Rehabilitation in China By Zhu Zhenda Director and Professor Wang Tao Associate Professor International Centre for Research and Education on Desertification Control Institute of Desert Research Chinese Academy of Sciences Lanzhou, China Desertification is an important ecological problem in the world today. Judging by the situation in China we consider that ...