The twentieth anniversary of World Day to Combat Desertification will be held tomorrow at the Okashana Rural development Centre under the slogan "No such thing as a free lunch.
TEHRAN- An official at the Department of Environment announced that 3,000 billion rials (about $90.8 million) were allocated to anti-desertification projects including: growing soil, stabilizing tr
An international scientific conference about the impact of climate change on forest ecosystems, adaptation strategies and mitigation kicked off here on Thursday bringing together 147 participants f
Abuja — The Senate Wednesday began moves to address the lingering threats of desertification and drought in the country as a bill seeking to establish the National Agency for the Great Green Wall i
A bill seeking to create the Great Green Wall to check drought, desertification and deforestation in 11 northern states passed second reading in the senate yesterday.
The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has made available an 'Impulse Report' and a 'Book of Abstracts' in advance of the UNCCD 3rd Scientific Conference, which will convene from 9-12 March 2015, in Cancún, Mexico.
Australia's deserts will expand southward and dry periods will lengthen as global warming alters key tropical circulations, according to new research by US scientists.
This work aimed to review the aspect of desertification, its concept, causes and its control with special reference to Sudan. It appeared that there was a wide controversy among scientists on the concept of desertification and its causes.
The world’s drylands are subject to desertification as a result of extended droughts, climate change, and human activities. Development in drylands depends on addressing degradation of the ecosystem, mainstreaming sustainable natural resources management, and building upon the existing adaptive capacities of communities and institutions. In this regard, recent scientific results aimed to promote sustainable development through action plans for combating desertification.
