Desertification - FAO website on the topic, with technical & scientific data & information available at FAO, plus internet links. So... Site available in Arabic, English, French & Spanish languages. Go

Beijing's Desert Storm - Article & photos describe desertification in China, where the desert is on the move. And so... So far so good. With dunes already 75 kilometers from Beijing, environmentalists fear the sand could swallow the capital in a few years. Go

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification - Provides access to the official documents maintained or received by the UNCCD Secretariat & is a general source of information on the topic of desertification for the interested public. Go

Selected Internet Resources on Desertification - Information about intergovernmental organizations, national/regional activities,non-governmental organizations in the field of desertification. Also related reports/news/information sources. Go

Medalus - Programme on Mediterranean Desertification & Land Use - Information about international project, funded by the European Union, to investigate the effects of desertification on land use in Mediterranean Europe. Go

Land Degradation & Desertification - International Union of Soil Sciences working group site offers conference reports, technical papers & links to other organizations. Go

Desertification & Drought - Internet links to sites related to desertification, maintained by University of Arizona. Go

Monitoring & Early Warning - Maps providing monthly updated, near real time, distributed information on rainfall, actual evapotranspiration, radiation, drought & desertification indices, & crop yield forecasts for Africa & Europe. Includes methodology discussions & links to similar resources. Go

MEDACTION: Policies for Land Use to Combat Desertification - Describes a decision support system for land management in Italy & Portugal. Features project description, bibliography & contact details. Go

The Sahara & the Sahel Observatory (OSS) - Details about mission, objectives & structure of OSS, an organization striving to build up an African arena for cooperation & exchange to combat desertification & poverty. Available in English & Freanch. Go

Adaptive Strategies for Sustainable Livelihoods in Arid & Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) Project - Description of ASALs Project in Africa, along with outputs, findings, significance & bibliography. Go

UN Convention to Combat Desertification Information Network - Objective is to provide information services on the subject of desertification. Background on the phenomenon, key international documents, & directory of organizations conducting work in this area. Go

Drylands: Bright Edges of the World - Smithsonian Institution electronic exhibit about deserts & other arid & sub-humid environments, emphasizing desertification & other degradation & its consequences. Go

First UN Convention to Combat Desertification - Purpose of meeting was to discuss the problem of land degradation & to offer suggestions to stop this phenomena. Page includes list of participating countries & their ideas. Took place 29 September - ten October 1997, Rome Italy. (September 29, 1997) Go

The Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification - Page includes summaries of daily discusses, which featured concerned nations from around the world. Past event took place in Dakar, Senegal. (November 30, 1998) Go