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In the last decades of the 20th century drought and desertification processes have particularly affected temperate climate areas worldwide. Northern Mediterranean countries, who had never faced with these problems, are observing events and states related to loss of land fertility and social consequences which may arise. This Conference aims to create a dialogue/discourse on such events,…

Accommodating people’s growing demands for their inclusion in society, for respect of their ethnicity, religion, and language, takes more than democracy and equitable growth. Also needed are multicultural policies that recognize differences, champion diversity and promote cultural freedoms, so that all people can choose to speak their language, practice their religion, and participate in shaping…

The handbook is a useful resource on issues related to National Action Programmes, Capacity Building, Education and Outreach, Reporting, Technology Transfer and Impacts and Adaptation covered by the three conventions : UNCCD, UNFCCC and CBD

The book aims at defining, explaining and offering suggestions on land degradation in agricultural and forest areas worldwide. It presented the American experience of desertification in the 1930s and the consequent land management reform undertaken by the government. Noting that 24 billion tons of topsoil are lost every year due to desertification, the book presents lessons learned in early…

The publication through 70 stories illustrates the successful, strategies employed by the local commuities in countries affected by desertification.It highlights the involvement of women and youth in programmes for recovering degraded land in rural areas as well as examples of sustainable environmental management aimed at eradication of poverty and hunger.

The aim of this study is to analyse modes of access to land and agreements regulating the exchange of plots between families and between villages. It is based on a quantitative survey of 95 smallholders and over 300 plots (49 of which are cultivated by women), as well as qualitative analysis using transcriptions of interviews with groups of dignitaries, men and women. The main means of access to…