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Medalus - Programme on Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use
147185Medalus - Programme on Mediterranean Desertification and Land Usehttp://www.medalus.demon.co.uk/Information about international project, funded by the European Union, to investigate the effects of desertification on land use in Mediterranean Europe.Environment > Atmosphere > Climate Change > DesertificationMar 28, 2008
Information about intergovernmental organizations, national/regional activities,non-governmental organizations in the field of desertification. Also related reports/news/information sources.
Text and video reports about remote monitoring in the arid southwest region of United States. General details about desertification, forecasting, desert plants and a photo gallery is also there.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Information about international project, funded by the European Union, to investigate the effects of desertification on land use in Mediterranean Europe.