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The Global Mechanism (GM) and the Community of Sahel- Saharan States (CEN-SAD) co-organized an experts’ consultation in Tripoli (Libya) from 26 to 29 November 2007, entitled ‘Desertification, Migration and Local Development’. This initiative was launched under the partnership between the two institutions on crosscutting issues that are crucial for sustainable natural resource management (NRM) and…

The objectives of this essay are to promote a reflection on the interrelationships between different environmental degradation processes and migration, particularly forced migration, and to suggest the coordinated implementation of five policy action points that should be considered in order to anticipate and be prepared should the frequently predicted large-scale environmentally-driven…

This environmental Education kit on combating desertification is principally targeted at teachers and their pupils at the end of primary school and at the beginning of secondary school in countries affected by desertification.Kit includes: A teacher's guide: Learning to combat desertification -- A series of case studies: Combating desertification bears fruit -- A cartoon: The school where the…

This issue of Land Reform, Land Settlement and Cooperatives contains an interesting and wide-ranging set of contributions providing insights into land related issues ranging from Italy to the Central Andes, and from the historical development of sustainable tenure practices to aspects of agriculture sector planning. The eight articles featured open with that of Lavigne Delville, which addresses…

The articles in this issue supplement the recent publication "Good governance in land tenure and administration" (Land Tenure Studies No. 9), which provides practical advice for land professionals on improving governance in a land administration system or other land tenure arrangement. This bulletin is issued by FAO as a medium for the dissemination of information and views on land…

Scientific research in and on drylands truly began at the beginning of the 20th century. It was first developed in a colonial context with the ultimate aim of adding value to the land. It expanded again during the independence years for States, particularly in Africa. The major droughts of the 1970s gave a new impulse to this research. The efforts were devoted to making inventories of ecosystems…