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The issue of economic costs and in particular macroeconomic costs of the degradation of land is slowly becoming a priority one in international meetings on the development of dry regions. It is also being combined with the cost of inaction revealed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in 2005. However, there are not many practical studies of the cost of degradation of…

This guide is written for people who work in land administration and all those with an interest in land, land tenure and their governance. Although much has been written about the importance of good governance in achieving development goals, there is comparatively little material on good governance in land tenure and administration. Failings in governance have adverse consequences for society as…

The international seminar on Role of information circulation systems (ICS) in scientific and practical approaches to combat desertification was organised in the framework of the EU AIDCCD (Active exchange of Experience on Indicators and Development of Perspectives in the Context of the UNCCD) Accompanying Measure, that specifically addresses the issue of the exchange of information and…

Dryland ecosystems support the growing understanding that environment is not a luxury, but a key factor in overcoming poverty and an economic basis for livelihoods, true sustainable development.More than 1000 million people live in the rural areas of the worlds drylands, which cover some 40 percent of the Earths land surface. Economically dependent on agriculture, they are most at risk from land…

The seventh edition of State of the World’s Forests examines progress towards sustainable forest management. Part I reviews progress region by region. Each regional report is structured according to the seven thematic elements of sustainable forest management agreed by international fora as a framework for sustainable forest management: extent of forest resources; biological diversity; forest…

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…