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The grass is greener: rehabilitating the Syrian BadiaThe Syrian steppe or ‘Badia’ covers 10 million hectares of central and eastern Syria. Characterized by poor soils and low rainfall, it is suitable only for grazing by small ruminants, equines and camels.

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 YANG Youlin
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Tel: +66 2 288 2559
Email: youlin.unescap@un.org

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14.06.2013
Initiatives in Commemoration of the Word Day to Combat Desertification in Timor Leste
Dili, Timor-Leste: Secretariat of State for Forestry and Nature Conservation plans WDCD commemoration activities, which will commence on or before June 17, 2013 and will continue throughout the year. > more
12.06.2013
Activities in Observance of the World Day to Combat Desertification
National efforts and initiatives to mitigate DLDD issues in the Philippines > more
11.06.2013
New project to boost knowledge-sharing on sustainable land management in Central Asia
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 10 June 2013: A new initiative to streamline use and creation of knowledge on sustainable land management (SLM) in Central Asia in the face of climate change launches today. > more
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Addressing desertification, land degradation and drought in Asia

Desertification manifests itself in many different forms across the vast Asian continent. Out of a total land area of 4.3 billion hectares, Asia contains some 1.7 billion hectares of arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid land reaching from the Mediterranean coast to the shores of the Pacific.
 

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Asia: Regional cooperation

The Convention‘s Regional Implementation Annex for Asia recognizes these particular conditions. It calls for activities at the national, subregional, and regional level in the form of coordinated and integrated action programmes.

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