41. SciDev.Net Science s struggle against Sahel desertification. *. With desertification spreading in Africa s Sahel, Nico Colombant reports on how locals, scientists and http://www.scidev.net/desertscience/

24 January 2008 You are in: SciDev.Net Home Dossiers Home Desert Science Our full range of news, views and information from around the globe ... Theib Oweis (co-chair) International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas David Thomas (co-chair) Oxford University Centre for the Environment, University of Oxford Malavika Chauhan Jawaharlal Nehru University John Lemons University of New England Mark Rosegrant International Food Policy Research Institute Mary Seely Desert Research Foundation Richard Thomas International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas Camilla Toulmin International Institute for Environment and Development Andrew Warren University College London Ehsan Masood (coordinator) Two billion people live in drylands, where extraordinary biodiversity exists next to grinding poverty. Modern farming and climate change suggest that the future of drylands may be less stable than in the past. Full introduction Conserving dryland biodiversity: Science and policy Biodiversity in the world's drylands is fragile, easily disrupted and under threat. John Lemons sets out guidelines for tailoring policies to best protect these uniquely adapted species.

42. Welcome To SEPADO - SOMALIA SEPADO, Somali Environmental Protection and Anti desertification Organisation is Non Profit / Non Governmental Organisation that combats with environmental http://members.tripod.com/~sepado/

alert("Attention!!!! This Home Page is best viewed with Micro-Soft Internet Explorer 3 and greater (Resolution 800 x 600 Pixels). If time allows you, Grateful if you could sign our Guest Book and leave your comments.Thank you.") SOMALI ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ANTI-DESERTIFICATION ORGANISATION SEPADO P.O.BOX 27750, Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates (UAE) Tel: +971 -2 - 787 442 Fax: +971- 187-02215 243 Somalia Environmental Protection and Anti-desertification Organisation (SEPADO) is legally constituted and registered as voluntary Non-governmental Organisation, formed during the summer of 1996 to combat environmental problems of the war-torn Somalia. Due to the lack of central government in Somalia during the last 6 years is causing the environment of Somalia to suffer greatly as a result of human destruction. The environmental condition of Somalia is catastrophic and deteriorating day after day. Following are major threats facing the environment in Somalia: 1. Burning of the forests and uprooting of all big trees for charcoal which is exported to Foreign countries for hard currency 3. Lack of proper covered roads causes lorries and other automobiles to drive on a wide area of land. The consequence of this is hundreds of kilometres of dead, dust and useless lands. Also this contributes to the creation of dry rivers, canyons that spoil pasture land.

43. Climate Progress » Blog Archive » The Century Of Drought Business as usual greenhouse gas emissions may lead to desertification for a stunning 30% of the Earth’s surface! And now we learn Severe water shortages http://climateprogress.org/2006/10/04/the-century-of-drought/

Climate Progress The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics The Century of Drought One third of the planet will be desert by the year 2100. This stunning new UK research, from the , shows Within 100 years, some 30 percent of Earth will be rendered essentially uninhabitable, leading to mass migrations and millions of environmental refugees. And this result is based on a greenhouse gas emissions growth scenario that ignores key carbon cycle vicious cycles (such as the tundra melting The Independent In one unpublished Met Office study, when the carbon cycle effects are included, future drought is even worse. In the last decade of the 20th century droughts were nearly 25% more widespread than in the previous 40 years Climate Progress has noted the undercoverage of the drought-climate link in the major US media , but the British media certainly gets it, as evidenced by the cover story in The Independent . That may be because there is less muzzling of scientists . The If only our political leadership were as concerned with the security threat from global warming. Share This This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 4th, 2006 at 11:42 amand is filed under

44. Desertification: What It Is And How To Fix It -- Articles Article index Most conventional solutions to desertification and land damage don t work. Articles based on proven successes from around the world. http://managingwholes.com/-ecosystem-desertification.htm

Managing Wholes Creating a future that works Match ALL words Match ANY word Home Newest Photos Tutorials ... Post Why conventional "solutions" fail to reverse desertification; proven methods that work. Desertificationwhat it is and how to fix it Index of articles and links Desertification is an age-old problem. Since writing was invented, people have lamented landscape damage and urged better care of the land. Despite the march of science and billions spent to combat desertification, the world's deserts continue to grow. What is desertification? Conventional techniques failed to revegetate this former gold mine, which had no topsoil. After broadcasting seed, feeding hay to cattle jump-started soil-building processes. The restored land outperformed some nearby hayfields. On EcoResults! website. How it works Desertification is the process by which productive land becomes unproductive desert. Desertification: why most solutions fail A 1-page primer by Peter Donovan. 2002. Take the desertification quiz and test your knowledge. Is overgrazing caused by too much livestock, or something else? Bonus quiz at bottom. By Peter Donovan, 2002.

45. Reuters AlertNet - Global Plan Tackles Neglected Issue Of Desertification China, which is plagued by sandstorms every spring, has embarked on a campaign to plant billions of trees and says it s slowing the rate of desertification, http://www.alertnet.org/db/blogs/40453/2007/08/27-130219-1.htm

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46. China Adopts Law To Control Desertification China has adopted new legislation intended to control and ultimately reverse the worsening trend of desertification in the country, which currently claims http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/sandt/desertification_law.htm

Home Search Site Map Contact Us ... PRC Press Clippings China Adopts Law to Control Desertification A November 2001 Report from U.S. Embassy Beijing China has adopted new legislation intended to control and ultimately reverse the worsening trend of desertification in the country, which currently claims about 2,500 square kilometers a year at an estimated annual direct economic cost of RMB 54 billion ($6.5 billion). The new law: States that land occupants have a duty not only to prevent desertification but also to restore areas that have already become desert; Promises unspecified preferential policies, tax breaks, subsidies and technical support to offset the cost of this unfunded mandate; Creates a new class of protected areas off-limits to development and calls for farmers and herders to be removed from those areas; and Authorizes local governments to grant land-use rights of up to 70 years to desertified areas if the landholder promises to undertake restoration efforts. As with other Chinese environmental laws, funding and enforcement will be key to success. Policies in other, seemingly unrelated areas such as urban residency and urban land use will also impact China’s ability to slow the speed of desertification. National People’s Congress Tackles Desertification The National People’s Congress (NPC) August 31 adopted a new law to control and prevent desertification in China, which has become a hot-button issue in Beijing over the past two years as sandstorms have struck the city with increasing frequency and intensity. The law will go into effect January 1. It contains a mixture of old-fashioned, command-and-control central planning as well as economic incentives more attuned to the country’s emerging market economy. The law scarcely acknowledges, however, the deep-rooted social problems — primarily, China’s surplus rural population — which are the principal causes of desertification here (see report titled:

47. ALN No. 40: Web Resources On Desertification Annotated list of web resources on desertification, published in Arid Lands Newsletter No. 40, fall/winter 1996. Links published in this list are http://cals.arizona.edu/OALS/ALN/aln40/WebResources.html

No. 40, Fall/Winter 1996 The CCD, Part I: Africa and the Mediterranean Web resources on desertification Compiled and annotated by Katherine Waser "The successful implementation of the Convention would make a significant contribution to solving some of our most pressing problems, including food security, water conservation, drought emergency management, poverty reduction, and migration." Mr. Hama Arba Diallo Executive Secretary, Interim Secretariat for the CCD speaking at the FAO World Food Summit , November 1996. [Ed. note: links last checked March 2000] This list covers World Wide Web resources on: Background information on desertification globally Information and background on the Convention to Combat Desertification Desertification information for the Mediterranean region Desertification information for Africa. The list is not intended to be exhaustive; rather, the focus is on sites that house original content and/or data, directory sites with so many good links they simply must be included, and sites that struck me as being particularly in line with the aims and provisions of the CCD. [Please note also that I have added "Further Web Resources" links to the end of an individual article, in those cases where the link in question seemed more applicable to that particular article than to this overall list.]

48. What's Desertification desertification is the degradation of land in arid, semiarid, and dry sub-humid areas. It is a gradual process of the loss of soil productivity and the http://www.desertnightsfestival.org/what_is_desertification.htm

print this page Desertification is the degradation of land in arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid areas. It is a gradual process of the loss of soil productivity and the thinning out of the vegetative cover resulting from human activities and climatic variations such as prolonged droughts and floods. What is alarming is that the land's topsoil, which takes centuries to build up, can, if mistreated, be blown and washed away in a few seasons. Among human causal factors are overcultivation, overgrazing, deforestation and poor irrigation practices. Such overexploitation is generally caused by economic and social pressure, ignorance, war and drought. Desertification is a worldwide problem directly affecting 250 million people and more than 4 billion hectares of land one third of the Earth's surface area.In addition, desertification threatens the livelihoods of some one billion people who depend on land for most of their needs and are usually the world's poorest, in more than 100 countries.

49. United Nations Convention To Combat Desertification Combating desertification in Central and Eastern Europe, Frequently Asked Questions about desertification, - Down to Earth A simplified guide to the http://www.unccd.entico.com/

INFORMATION Shortcuts: Introduction to the Convention and desertification BASIC FACTS 1. Introduction 2. The causes of desertification 3. The consequences of desertification 4. Action programmes for combating desertification 5. Partnership arrangements between donors and affected states 6. Participatory development: A bottom-up approach 7. The role of science and technology 8. Financing action to combat desertification 9. Institutions and procedures of the Convention 10. Desertification, global change, and sustainable development 11. Combating desertification in Africa 12. Combating desertification in Asia 13. Combating desertification in Latin America and the Caribbean 14. Combating desertification in Northern Mediterranean 15. Combating desertification in Central and Eastern Europe - Frequently Asked Questions about desertification - Down to Earth: A simplified guide to the Convention THE CONVENTION Preface Prologue I Introduction II General Provisions IV Institutions V Procedures VI Final Provisions Annex I Regional Implementation Annex for Africa Annex II Regional Implementation Annex for Asia Annex III Reg Imp Annex for Latin America and the Caribbean Annex IV Reg Imp Annex for the Northern Mediterranean Annex V Reg Imp Annex for Central and Eastern Europe

50. The Future Is Green: Word Desertification Day Every June 17 is recognized as World Day to Combat desertification by the United Nations. This year the day s theme was the linkages between climate change http://greenfuture.blogspot.com/2007/06/word-desertification-day.html

@import url("http://www.blogger.com/css/blog_controls.css"); @import url("http://www.blogger.com/dyn-css/authorization.css?targetBlogID=5744235"); The future is Green Thoughts on the coming of a society that is in balance with nature and the magnitude of the problems in the way; facing the reality that the present world's population has moved beyond the earth's carrying capacity, the looming peak in world oil production, green alternatives, and the least painful paths to a sustainable society. Wednesday, June 20, 2007 Word Desertification Day Every June 17 is recognized as World Day to Combat Desertification by the United Nations. This year the day's theme was the linkages between climate change and desertification. This past April, the UN's top scientific authority on global warming warned that higher global temperatures could significantly worsen desertification by changing rainfall patterns, melting glaciers and diminishing snow melt that the world's major rivers depend upon. China, one of the world's worst hit countries , has seen thousands of Chinese villages disappear before its expanding deserts. The problem has been made worse by the legacy of Mao's Great Leap Forward, which sought to make China a self sufficient food producer by bringing marginal lands under cultivation. However, overuse of the land and

51. Just Deserts Bad Soil Practices Create A Sea Of Sand (By Paul According to the United Nations, desertification is degrading soil The UN has declared 2006 the International Year of Deserts and desertification. http://www.emagazine.com/view/?3346

52. Homepage - Deserts, Drylands And Desertification 2008 Deserts, Drylands and desertification 2008 conference website. http://www.desertopportunities.org/

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53. Desertification Taking Toll On Africa's Sahel Mohamed Ali Ag Mattahel, himself a member of the nomadic Tuareg ethnic group, says nomadic herders are often accused of worsening desertification. http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-07-31-voa38.cfm

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54. Desertification And Drought :: United Nations System-Wide EARTHWATCH This publication was initiated and compiled by the secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat desertification (UNCCD) as part of a Global http://earthwatch.unep.net/desertification/index.php

About Us UN Partners home contact ... News Environmental Issues Agriculture Atmosphere Biodiversity Biotechnology ... Toxic Chemicals Emerging issues Land degradation Major Assessments FAO-GEF-UNEP-UNCCD Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands Preparatory Process The GEF in partnership with FAO, UNEP, Global Mechanism of the UNCCD and other partners, has provided resources to catalyse an international undertaking in supporting a Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (LADA) project to develop and test an effective assessment methodology for land degradation in drylands. The LADA Secretariat is hosted by FAO: http://www.fao.org/ag/agl/agll/lada/ UN Agriculture, Land and Desertification - Report of the Secretary-General UN, 2001. E/CN.17/2001/PC/13 Prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as task manager for chapters 10 and 14, and the United Nations Environment Programme as task manager for chapter 12, of Agenda 21, with contributions from other United Nations agencies and international organizations and major groups. UNCCD Implementing the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Africa :Ten African Experiences UNCCD, 2006.

55. Global Desertification: Building A Science For Dryland Development -- Reynolds E The DDP, supported by a growing and welldocumented set of tools for policy and management action, helps navigate the inherent complexity of desertification http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/316/5826/847?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&h

56. Ron Gluckman Reports From China Article and photos describe desertification in China, where the desert is on the move. With dunes already 75 kilometers from Beijing, environmentalists fear http://www.gluckman.com/ChinaDesert.html

Beijing's Desert Storm The desert is sweeping into China's valleys, choking rivers and consuming precious farm land. Beijing has responded with massive tree-planting campaigns, but the Great Green Walls may not be able to buffer the sand, which could cover the capital in a few years By Ron Gluckman /Beijing, Fengning and Langtougou, China F ROM HIS ROOFTOP, Su Rongxi maintains an unsteady balance, perched between the past and a precarious future. One foot is planted firmly upon his tiled roof. The other sinks ankle-deep into a huge sand dune that threatens to engulf his house and Langtougou village, where his ancestors have lived for generations. For this dirt-poor town in Hebei province, the sands of time aren't just a quaint notion, they are close at hand, burning the eyes and lungs. And for Langtougou, the sands seem to be ticking out. "We have no money to move and, besides, who would have us?" says Su. "There's nothing to do but dig away the sand and wait to see what happens. Sometimes I dream of the sand falling around me faster than I can dig away. The sand chokes me. I worry that in real life, the sand will win." Su and his neighbors are ethnic Manchurians who survive by cultivating subsistence crops and raising horses, goats and pigs. But this year violent sandstorms dumped entire dunes into the once-fertile Fengning county valley. Now most of the grass is gone and the Chaobai River stands dry. Besieged villagers say they have no idea where the sand came from. The scary bit? Su's almost-buried house is nowhere near the heart of China's rapidly encroaching deserts. It is just 160 km north of Beijing. Suddenly, rural Langtougou has become a barren outpost on the front line of a national battlefield.

57. Land-Use And Land-Cover Change 4, desertification Open this part of the menu tree desertification, biodiversity loss, land cover and the water cycle, land cover and the carbon cycle http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/tg/guide_frame.jsp?rd=LU&ds=1

58. Deforestation, Desertification, And The Drought In West Africa Zheng and Eltahir (1997) studied the response of the monsoon system to deforestation and desertification using a simple model. The results suggest that the http://web.mit.edu/eltahir/www/deforestation.html

Deforestation, Desertification, and the Drought in West Africa The region of West Africa has experienced significant changes in land cover during this century, ranging from deforestation near the Atlantic coast to desertification near the border with the Sahara desert. Satellite image of vegetation types in Africa The same region has been experiencing a significant drought during the last few decades, with below normal levels of rainfall observed almost everywhere within West Africa. This drought has been associated with weakening of the monsoon circulation. Ranifall Fluctuations in West Africa (1901-1990), expressed as regionally averaged standardized departures, Nicholson (1993) Eltahir and Gong (1996) proposed a general framework for describing the role of biosphere-atmosphere-ocean interactions. It emphasizes the role of the gradient in boundary layer moist static energy (entropy) between ocean and land in modulating the dynamics of the monsoon. A schematic of the proposed land-atmosphere-ocean interaction in West Africa.

59. The Creeping Desert / IPS Inter Press Service MADRID Legislatures have been taken to task over their track record in addressing desertification, this at the eighth session of the Conference of the http://ipsnews.net/new_focus/desert/index.asp

Homepage Latest News Search Languages ... About Us Thursday, January 24, 2008 22:09 GMT - Global Affairs - Africa - Asia-Pacific Afghanistan ... - Email News What is RSS? ENGLISH ARABIC DEUTSCH ITALIANO ... Text Only D esertification could force some 60 million to migrate from sub-Saharan Africa to Northern Africa and Europe by 2020. More than 250 million people worldwide directly suffer the effects of desertification, and another 1.2 billion in 110 countries are threatened by this degradation of otherwise arable and habitable land caused by climate change and by unsustainable land-use practices like overgrazing, deforestation and burning. IPS offers insights into a phenomenon that is undermining development in Africa and around the world, and which requires the immediate attention of the international community and local peoples alike. AFRICA MUST BE HEARD ON CLIMATE CHANGE by Wangari Maathai W hile in wealthy countries the looming climate crisis is a matter of concern, in Africa, which has hardly contributed to climate change, it is a matter of life and death, writes Wangari Maathai, the 2004 Nobel Peace Laureate, member of Kenya’s Parliament and the founder of the Green Belt Movement.

60. Desertification --  Britannica Online Encyclopedia Britannica online encyclopedia article on desertification spread or encroachment of a desert environment into arid or semiarid regions, caused by climatic http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9030060/desertification

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