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Desertification control bulletin is an international bulletin published in six monthly intervals by UNEP to disseminate information and knowledge on desertification problems and to present news on the programmes, activities and achievements in the implementation of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification around the world. ( The bulletin is ceased in 2000. UNCCD library collection has most of…

Access to land is one of the determinants of poverty and social status of the rural population in the majority of developing countries, where the main sources of livelihood and income are derived from land. Women's access to land is determined not only by the position of their households within the broader structure of socio-economic relationships, but also by the lines of authority and…

Jean de Florette is the story of ‘le bossu’, a hunchbacked former tax collector who inherits a farm in the hills above the fictional village of La Bastide in Provence and, together with his wife and young daughter, dreams of making his fortune by raising rabbits. However his intricate plans and hard work are constantly thwarted by a relentless drought and the deception of his neighbours, the…

Drylands, which cover over half the world's area, have witnessed rapid development, exploitation and change with the discovery of mineral reserves, urbanization and population growth. Environmental management is critical to the conservation and sustainable use of resources. This comprehensive text offers a systematic study of the physical nature of drylands and the history of human…

A comprehensive guide to the processes operating in arid environments and the landforms and sediments they produce. Covers slope and pediment systems, alluvial fans, wind erosion forms, and environmental change in deserts, the work and the impact of water, wind, sand and dust. Also includes evidence from extraterrestrial arid environments. Contains numerous illustrations, examples, and…

The present publication contains selected papers from the "Workshop on erosion, transport and deposition processes, IGU, Commission measurement, Theory and application in Geomorphology" with took place in , Jerusalem, Sede Boqer, Elat, March 29-April 4, 1987 , dealing with geomorphic and pedologic aspects of semi-arid and arid zones. This special CATENA volume is an outcome of the…