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Desertification has emerged as an environmental crisis of global proportions, currently affecting an estimated 100 to 200 million people, and threatening the lives and livelihoods of a much larger number. As a result of desertification, persistent reductions in the capacity of ecosystems to provide services such as food, water and other necessities, are leading to a major decline in the well…

This is a record of the proceedings of the conference »Desertification: a security threat? - Analysis of risks and challenges« held in the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin on June 26, 2007. The speeches and discussions have been edited for reasons of space. The conference was realised by the Federal Foreign Office in cooperation with the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and…

The textbook deals with degradation processes that occur in the climatic frame of desertification and they are referred to as desertification processes. Chapter 1 concisely presents the development of pertinent concepts and definitions in the main international activities and events addressing the issue of desertification. Furthermore, the desertification processes in relation to…

Desertification, soil erosion and drought are increasingly menacing a large part of the world. Today, it affects 110 countries in Europe, Africa, Australia and North and South America, and threatens the livelihoods of more than 1.2 billion people. Most of these affected are among the poorest in the world and depend largely on small-scale agriculture for their subsistence. The risks…

Evaluating sustainable development is becoming increasingly important in policy making, evaluation practice and the scientific world in general. However, at present, there is neither a generally accepted set of measures and evaluation methods, nor specific standards to be met. Sustainable Development in Europe addresses these issues and presents an important and concise analysis of…

For decades, many countries in the world have developed several strategies for desertification control. Many basic theories and applied research for controling desertification have also made some headway. In order to discuss the reality of desertification, establish scientific policy for its control in China, and communicate developments and theories on desertififcation control…