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Desertification has always been one of the major environmental problems of the developing countries in Asia as well as Australia. To focus world attention on this serious...

Soils are a basic natural and almost non-renewable resource, the use of which should be governed by two major principles: - soil losses and degradation must be avoided, and, -...

This report provides an overview of the current state of the environment in the occupied Palestinian territory. Building on earlier work by the United Nations Environment...

Data entry, modeling and graphical output for the Uganda case study have been carried out with the ARC/INFO Geographic Information System on a PRIME minicomputer. Most of the...

This MBTOC 2006 Assessment reports on advances since 2002 in the technical and economic feasibility of alternatives to replace methyl bromide and, in particular, on commercial...

Food security globally is highly dependent on crop production, which has been subjected to increasing pressures emanating from both an increasing demand for food and a...

This report presents ten restoration good case studies from key vulnerable ecosystems in China. It is based on decades of restoration practices in major national restoration...

This book provides an analysis of the state of the environment as viewed by the United Nations organization responsible for the safety and better management of the environment...

This report describes GRID's work in assembling the core data sets used in the production of the global and regional sections of the thematic atlas. Its aim is to serve as a...

In this issue: Desertification - A fresh approach; Agenda 21, Chapter 12: Managing Fragile Ecosystems: Combating Desertification and Drought; Forthcoming Convention on Drought...

In this issue: Inter-Governmental Negotiating Committee for the Convention on combatting desertification; Agricultural Su'tainability and Soil Resilience; Salt-Affected Soils as...

Soil is the thin layer of organic and inorganic materials that covers the Earth’s rocky surface. The organic portion comprises plant and animal decayed remains, while the...

We aim to improve livelihoods and food security of target beneficiaries through the conservation and use of tropical fruit tree genetic resources.