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As the awareness of environmental problems increases, so too do the number of international rules and regulations to prevent them. To set up new rules, decision-makers need knowledge about the environmental issues addressed and therefore often consult experts. This dissertation is a case study of the negotiations of an international agreement to mitigate dryland degradation, the 1994…

Continuing land degradation and increasing numbers of people living in poverty are among the symptoms of the current pressure on land resources. To date, the world’s response to the two challenges of satisfying human needs and maintaining the integrity of global ecosystems has been less than successful. The lack of an integrated planning framework for land has historically been…

This publication is created to move the practice of drought mitigation beyond disaster management and into sustainable development and practice. It outlines terms and concepts in drought mitigation and discusses perceptions of risk and common meanings of drought, explains drought vulnerability and risk assessment, outlines methods for planning and implementing drought mitigation, and lists…

The Dictionary of Forestry is an essential reference to over 4,500 terms used today in the broad field of forest science, management, and conservation. Compiled by leading specialists representing the wide variety of forestry disciplines, this is a concise resource that anyone who works or studies in the field of natural resources should keep handy at all times.

The Mediterranean countries of Europe have been undergoing rapid change and development over the last thirty years and especially during the last ten. These changes have occurred in all aspects of life and livelihood, and for many countries such change has had far reaching social and economic impacts. In addition, the results of centuries of distinctive man environment relationships in a…

This bulletin is issued by FAO as a medium for the dissemination of information and views on land reform and related subjects to the United Nations, FAO Member Governments and national and international experts and institutions. Articles are published in the original language (English, French or Spanish). Readers requiring more detailed information concerning this bulletin or…