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Established in 1994, the United Nations to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the sole legally binding international agreement linking environment and development to sustainable land management.
This paper explores the ways in which the interlinked challenges of climate change and desertification are managed in Malawi.
La sécheresse peut frapper les cultures dans les tropiques semi-humides et humides pondant la saison sèche si au cours de la dernière saison pluvieuse la pluviométrie totale a été loin d'atteindre le niveau normal.
Les effets des conditions climatiques défavorables et la persistance de la sécheresse et de la désertification sont ressentis de plus en plus profondément par plus de 60 p. 100 des pays africains.
El trabajo analiza la situación de conflicto que se presenta en las tierras secas de Mendoza, entre productores caprinos y programas de lucha contra la desertificación, a propósito de las prácticas productivas y el uso de los recursos naturales.Se aborda un caso de estudio situado en el extremo n
Human activities have resulted in unprecedented phenomena and severe impacts for the 21st century such as land degradation, natural resources scarcity, climate change, and a rapid decline in biodiversity.
Often, when people think of drylands, they think of deserts and hostile living conditions, economic hardship and water scarcity. But that is not what drylands are all about.
Most desertification research focuses on degradation assessments without putting sufficient emphasis on prevention and mitigation strategies, although the concept of sustainable land management (SLM) is increasingly being acknowledged.
Land degradation is not uniform, even in the same landscape, but nevertheless an overall consensus seems to grow on the fact that many areas are under way of rehabilitation.
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