The future of drylands : international scientific conference on desertification and drylands research, Tunis, Tunisia, 19-21 June 2006

Drylands have been cradles to some of the world’s greatest civilizations, and contemporary dryland communities feature rich and unique cultures. Dryland ecosystems support a surprising amount of biodiversity. Desertification, however, is a significant land degradation problem in the arid, semi-arid...

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spelling oai:112.137.131.14:VNU_123-308702020-10-14T02:24:58Z The future of drylands : international scientific conference on desertification and drylands research, Tunis, Tunisia, 19-21 June 2006 Lee, Cathy Schaaf, Thomas Earth Environmental Science ; Arid regions ; Desertification -- Congresses ; Deserts -- Congresses ; Desertification -- Control 551.415 Drylands have been cradles to some of the world’s greatest civilizations, and contemporary dryland communities feature rich and unique cultures. Dryland ecosystems support a surprising amount of biodiversity. Desertification, however, is a significant land degradation problem in the arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid regions of the world. Deterioration of soil and plant cover has adversely affected 70% of the world’s drylands as a result of extended droughts as well as mismanagement of range and cultivated lands. The situation is likely to worsen with high population growth rates and accompanying land-use conflicts. The contributions to The Future of Drylands – an international scientific conference held under the leadership of UNESCO – address these issues and offer practical solutions for combating desertification along with conserving and sustainably managing dryland ecosystems. Major themes include the conservation of dryland biological and cultural diversity and the human dryland interface. This volume documents how our improved understanding of drylands provides insight into the health and future prospects of these precious ecosystems that should help ensure that dryland communities enjoy a sustainable future. 2017-04-19T02:18:49Z 2017-04-19T02:18:49Z 2009 Book 978-1-4020-6969-7 http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/30870 en 815 p. application/pdf Springer
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topic Earth
Environmental Science ; Arid regions ; Desertification -- Congresses ; Deserts -- Congresses ; Desertification -- Control
551.415
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Environmental Science ; Arid regions ; Desertification -- Congresses ; Deserts -- Congresses ; Desertification -- Control
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The future of drylands : international scientific conference on desertification and drylands research, Tunis, Tunisia, 19-21 June 2006
description Drylands have been cradles to some of the world’s greatest civilizations, and contemporary dryland communities feature rich and unique cultures. Dryland ecosystems support a surprising amount of biodiversity. Desertification, however, is a significant land degradation problem in the arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid regions of the world. Deterioration of soil and plant cover has adversely affected 70% of the world’s drylands as a result of extended droughts as well as mismanagement of range and cultivated lands. The situation is likely to worsen with high population growth rates and accompanying land-use conflicts. The contributions to The Future of Drylands – an international scientific conference held under the leadership of UNESCO – address these issues and offer practical solutions for combating desertification along with conserving and sustainably managing dryland ecosystems. Major themes include the conservation of dryland biological and cultural diversity and the human dryland interface. This volume documents how our improved understanding of drylands provides insight into the health and future prospects of these precious ecosystems that should help ensure that dryland communities enjoy a sustainable future.
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title The future of drylands : international scientific conference on desertification and drylands research, Tunis, Tunisia, 19-21 June 2006
title_short The future of drylands : international scientific conference on desertification and drylands research, Tunis, Tunisia, 19-21 June 2006
title_full The future of drylands : international scientific conference on desertification and drylands research, Tunis, Tunisia, 19-21 June 2006
title_fullStr The future of drylands : international scientific conference on desertification and drylands research, Tunis, Tunisia, 19-21 June 2006
title_full_unstemmed The future of drylands : international scientific conference on desertification and drylands research, Tunis, Tunisia, 19-21 June 2006
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