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Monitoring and Early Warning
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 similar resources.
http://www.earlywarning.nl/
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Desertification: Monitoring & Forecasting
Text and video reports about remote monitoring in the arid southwest region of United States.
General details about desertification, forcasting, desert plants and a photo gallery is also there.
http://www.evsc.virginia.edu/~desert/
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Combatting Desertification
Introduction to desertification and ways to combat desertification, details of activities
undertaken and contact information. A site by Canadian International Development Agency.
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/desertification-e.htm
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Land Degradation and Desertification
International Union of Soil Sciences working group site offers conference reports, technical papers
and links to other organizations.
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/worldsoils/landdeg/index.html
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Drylands: Bright Edges of the World
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
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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UNDP Dryland Web - Office to Combat Desertification and Drought (UNSO)
Works in the overall framework of UNDP's sustainable human development mandate to support dryland
development and the implementation of the CCD.
http://www.undp.org/seed/unso
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Desertification Information Network
The objective of the network is to provide data and information services on the subject of
desertification, particularly in African and the Mediterranean basin.
http://www.wcmc.org.uk/dynamic/desert/index.html
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Web Resources on Desertification
Links to web sites providing information on desertification worldwide.
http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/ALN/aln40/WebResources.html
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Selected Internet Resources on Desertification
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/linkages/desert/desertsites.html
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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
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
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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Adaptive Strategies for Sustainable Livelihoods in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) Project
Description of ASALs Project in Africa, along with outputs, findings, significance and
bibliography.
http://iisd1.iisd.ca/casl/ASALProjectDetails/IISDProjectASAL.htm
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The Sahara and the Sahel Observatory (OSS)
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
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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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.
http://www.fao.org/desertification
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Deserts and Desertification
Brief introduction to desertification, including causes and effects.
http://www.didyouknow.cd/deserts.htm
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