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

• Other Authors: Lee, Cathy
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2017
• Subjects: Earth; Environmental Science ; Arid regions ; Desertification > Congresses ; Deserts > Congresses ; Desertification > Control; 551.415
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/30870
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

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...