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http://www.fao.org/desertification
Featured Site Desertification Open in a new browser windowLink Details
- 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

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Adaptive Strategies for Sustainable Livelihoods in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) Project Open in a new windowLink Details
- Description of ASALs Project in Africa, along with outputs, findings, significance and bibliography.
- http://www.iisd.org/casl/ASALProjectDetails/IISDProjectASAL.htm

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Land Degradation and Desertification Open in a new windowLink Details
- International Union of Soil Sciences working group site offers conference reports, technical papers and links to other organizations.
- http://soils.usda.gov/use/worldsoils/landdeg/

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Selected Internet Resources on Desertification Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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

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First UN Convention to Combat Desertification Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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

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The Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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/

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MEDACTION: Policies for Land Use to Combat Desertification Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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/

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UN Convention to Combat Desertification Information Network Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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

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Monitoring and Early Warning Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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
- http://www.earlywarning.nl/

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Drylands: Bright Edges of the World Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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/

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Medalus - Programme on Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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/

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Web Resources on Desertification Open in a new windowLink Details
- Links to web sites providing information on desertification worldwide.
- http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/ALN/aln40/WebResources.html

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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Open in a new windowLink Details
- Provides access to the official documents maintained or received by the UNCCD Secretariat and is a general source of information on the topic of desertification for the interested public.
- http://www.unccd.int/

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Beijing's Desert Storm Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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

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The Sahara and the Sahel Observatory (OSS) Open in a new windowLink Details
- 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/

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Desertification and Drought Open in a new windowLink Details
- Internet links to sites related to desertification, maintained by University of Arizona.
- http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/IALC/links/desert.html

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