| Desertification |
| FAO Desertification Web Site |
| http://www.fao.org/desertification |
| 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. |
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| Desertification and Drought |
| IALC |
| http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/IALC/links/desert.html |
| Internet links to sites related to desertification, maintained by University of Arizona. |
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| Beijing's Desert Storm |
| The desertification of China |
| http://www.gluckman.com/ChinaDesert.html |
| Article and photos describe desertification in China, where the desert is on the move. With dunes al ready 75 kilometers from Beijing, environmentalists fear the sand could swallow the capital in a few years. |
| China's desert storm: Are the sands of time running out for Beijing |
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| United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification |
| UNCCD - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification |
| http://www.unccd.int/ |
| Provides access to the official documents maintained or received by the UNCCD Secretariat and is a g eneral source of information on the topic of desertification for the interested public. |
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| Web Resources on Desertification |
| ALN No. 40: Web resources on desertification |
| http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/ALN/aln40/WebResources.html |
| Links to web sites providing information on desertification worldwide. |
| 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 ar e not added. |
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| Drylands: Bright Edges of the World |
| Bright Edges of the World |
| http://www.nasm.si.edu/ceps/drylands/ |
| 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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| Monitoring and Early Warning |
| Drought monitoring and crop yield forecasting |
| http://www.earlywarning.nl/ |
| Maps providing monthly updated, near real time, distributed information on rainfall, actual evapotra nspiration, radiation, drought and desertification indices, and crop yield forecasts for Africa and Europe. Includes methodology discussions and links to similar resources. |
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| UN Convention to Combat Desertification Information Network |
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| http://ag.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/cstccd.cgi |
| Objective is to provide information services on the subject of desertification. Background on the ph enomenon, key international documents, and directory of organizations conducting work in this area. |
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| MEDACTION: Policies for Land Use to Combat Desertification |
| Medaction |
| http://www.ncl.ac.uk/medaction/ |
| Describes a decision support system for land management in Italy and Portugal. Features project desc ription, bibliography and contact details. |
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| The Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification |
| ENB: UNCCD COP-2, Dakar, Senegal |
| http://www.iisd.ca/desert/cop2/ |
| Page includes summaries of daily discusses, which featured concerned nations from around the world. Past event took place in Dakar, Senegal. |
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| First UN Convention to Combat Desertification |
| Convention to Combat Desertification |
| http://www.iisd.ca/ccdcop1.html |
| Purpose of meeting was to discuss the problem of land degradation and to offer suggestions to preven t this phenomena. Page includes list of participating countries and their ideas. Took place 29 Septe mber - 10 October 1997, Rome Italy. |
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| Selected Internet Resources on Desertification |
| Internet Resources for the Convention to Combat Desertification |
| http://www.iisd.ca/desert/desertsites.html |
| Information about intergovernmental organizations, national/regional activities,non-governmental org anizations in the field of desertification. Also related reports/news/information sources. |
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| Land Degradation and Desertification |
| Land Degradation and Desertification | NRCS Soils |
| http://soils.usda.gov/use/worldsoils/landdeg/ |
| International Union of Soil Sciences working group site offers conference reports, technical papers and links to other organizations. |
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| Adaptive Strategies for Sustainable Livelihoods in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) Project |
| Adaptive Strategies for Sustainable Livelihoods in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) Project |
| http://www.iisd.org/casl/ASALProjectDetails/IISDProjectASAL.htm |
| Description of ASALs Project in Africa, along with outputs, findings, significance and bibliography. |
| IISD's Community Adaptation and Sustainable Livelihoods Program |
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| The Sahara and the Sahel Observatory (OSS) |
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| Details about mission, objectives and structure of OSS, an organization striving to build up an Afri can arena for cooperation and exchange to combat desertification and poverty. Available in English a nd French. |
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| French Scientific Committee on Desertification |
| Le Comité Scientifique Français de la Désertification (CSFD) |
| http://www.csf-desertification.org/ |
| CSFD provides political decision makers with accurate information on desertification and publishes t hematic reports and fact sheets. In French and English. |
| Le Comité Scientifique Français de la Désertification - CSDF | Le CSFD fournit et diffuse des inform ations pour les acteurs de la lutte contre la désertification. Il est un lien privilégié entre la sc ience et la société civile française et étrangère. |
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| A Guide for Desert and Dryland Restoration |
| A Guide For Desert And Dryland Restoration |
| http://www.desertrestore.org |
| Provides information on a book by David A. Bainbridge about restoring drylands and arid regions. Con tents of each chapter are described. |
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| Center of Ecological Desertification and Reforestation |
| CED*R (Cedar) - The Council on Ecological Desertification (Desert Management) and Reforestation Organization - an IOSD Agency |
| http://www.desertification.info |
| An international agency dedicated to academic studies, operational programs and public information o n desertification and reforestation. |
| Extensive information and programs on Desertification and Reforestation - a EUCLID Institute. |
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| Dimidia |
| Desertification & Climate Change |
| http://www.dimidia.com/ |
| Includes information on a documentary film, education outreach and web-enabled services produced wit h the aim of educating young adults on the science and opportunities associated with climate change and the environmental degradation of global drylands. |
| Environmental documentary, web-enabled learning and social networking for young, college-age adults - overview and strategy. |
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| Solar Energy: The Climate Threat's Counterforce |
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| Paper by Gunnar Ettestol describing two initiatives, a grand scale forestation project in dry tropic al and subtropical regions and grand scale electricity production with pumped-storage plants, both d riven by solar energy. |
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| Institutional Adaptations to Climate Change |
| Institutional Adaptations to Climate Change |
| http://www.parc.ca/mcri/ |
| Joint Canada/Chile project to research the capacity of institutions in dryland regions to adapt to t he impacts of climate change. |
| The capacity of institutions in dryland regions to adapt to the impacts of climate change in western Canada and north-central Chile. |
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| Medalus - Programme on Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use |
| MEDALUS - Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use |
| http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/projects/medalus/ |
| Information about this international project, funded by the European Union, to investigate the effec ts of desertification on land use in Mediterranean Europe. |
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