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Recalling its resolution 3337 (XXIX) of 17 December 1974, in which it decided to convene the United Nations Conference on Desertification. Endorses in principle the creation of a special account within the United Nations for implementing the Plan of Action. Calls upon all countries, in particular developed countries, as well as multirateral financial institutions and non…

Agenda item 62: United Nations Environment Programme. One of the goals concerned the education and training of environmental specialists, the importance and urgency of which had been repeatedly stressed. While the actions taken by UNEP in that area were steps in the right direction, they were still inadequate, bearing in mind the real needs of the developing countries. …

More than one-third of the earth's land area is arid. Much of it has become desert since the dawn of civilization, and many vulnerable areas are even now being turned into desert because of man's actions. This process has intensified during recent decades. The Sahelian drought of 1968-1973 and its tragic effect on the peoples of that region drew world attention to chronic problems of human…

This report is the result of a joint effort by the Secretariat for International Ecology and individual authors. It reviews the recent literature on methods and experiences in counteracting desertification in Africa. Chapters 1-7 describe the dry environments, the ecosystems and the cultural patterns typical of them. Chapter 8 contains a series of cases selected from a number of countries…

Recalling its resolution 3337 (XXIX) of 17 December 1974, in which it decided to initiate concerted international action to combat desertification. Urges Member States to continue to co-operate with the secretariat of the United Nations Conference on Desertification in the preparations for the Conference, including the case studies and the proposed transnational activities to combat…

The aim of this book is to examine the nature of landforms, soils and geomorphological processes in deserts. Since deserts comprise over 20 % ( twenty per cent ) of the earth's land surface, the task is important and the prodigious literature shows that its significance has long been realized. Including recent research findings from terrestrial satellite imagery, the study of planetary…