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DESERTIFICATION:
Earth's Silent Scourge (Posted September 13, 2004) BIBLIOGRAPHY
Agnew, Clive. "Drought, Desertification and Desiccation: The Need for Further Analysis." Geography, Vol. 87. No. 3. (July 2002) pp. 256-267. Alsharhan, Abdulrahman S., W. W. Wood, and A. S. Goudie, eds. Desertification in the Third Millennium: Proceedings of an International Conference, Dubai 12-15 February, 2000. Rotterdam: A.A. Balkema Publishers, 2003. Bracken, Louise. "Desertification." Geography Review, Vol. 16. No. 4. (March 2003) pp. 38-41. Breckle, Siegmar W., Maik Veste, and Walter Wucherer, eds. Sustainable Land Use in Deserts. New York: Springer-Verlag New York, 2001. Dregne, Harold E. "Land Degradation in the Drylands." Arid Land Research and Management, Vol. 16. (2002) pp. 99-132. Geeson, Nichola, C. Jane Brandt, and John B. Thomas, eds. Mediterranean Desertification: a Mosaic of Processes and Responses. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2002. Grainger, Alan, Mark Smith, Victor Squires, and Edward Glenn. "Desertification and Climate Change: the Case for Greater Convergence." Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Vol. 5. No. 4. (2000) pp. 361-377. Helms, Douglas, Douglas J. Lawrence, Patricia J. Lawrence, and Peter F. Smith. "Water Quality in the Natural Resources Conservation Service: an Historical Review." Agricultural History, Vol. 76. No. 2. (Spring 2002) pp. 289-307. Imhoff, Marc L., Lahourari Bounoua, Ruth DeFries, William T. Lawrence, David Stutzer, Compton J. Tucker, and Taylor Ricketts. "The Consequences of Urban Land Transformation on Net Primary Productivity in the United States." Remote Sensing of the Environment, Vol. 89. No. 4. (February 2004) pp. 434-443. Larsen, Janet. "Deserts Advancing, Civilization Retreating." The Humanist, Vol. 63. No. 4. (July/August 2003) pp. 39-40. Mouat, David A., and Charles F. Hutchinson, eds. Desertification in Developed Countries -- Why Can't We Control It? Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996. Ohlemacher, Richard. "The Earth Observation Summit: Heralding a New Era for International Cooperation." Space Policy, Vol. 19. No. 4. (November 2003) pp. 277-281. Postel, Sandra. "Securing Water for People, Crops, and Ecosystems: New Mindset and New Priorities." Natural Resources Forum, Vol. 27. No. 2. (May 2003) pp. 89-98. Strait, G. Carroll. "Facing Desertification." The World and I, Vol. 15. No. 10. (October 2000) pp.140-147. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. Secretariat. Global Alarm:Dust and Sandstorms From the World's Drylands. Bonn: UNCCD, 2003. United Nations Environment Programme. Combating Global Climate Change by Combating Land Degradation. Nairobi: UNEP, 1997. United Nations Environment Programme. World Atlas of Desertification. 2nd ed. Nairobi: UNEP, 1997. Waltham, Tony, and Ihsan Sholji. "The Demise of the Aral Sea -- An Environmental Disaster." Geology Today, Vol. 17. No. 6. (November/December 2001) pp. 218-224. Wilhite, D. A. "Combating Drought Through Preparedness." Natural Resources Forum, Vol. 26. No. 4. (November 2002) pp. 275-285. "World Bank Urges Renewed International Commitment Implementing Desertification Convention Is Key in Lifting Over One Billion People from Poverty." M2 Presswire, (September 3, 2003) Zandonella, Catherine. "Shifting Sands." New Scientist, Vol. 178. No. 2401. (June 28, 2003) pp. 40-43. The U.S. Department of State assumes no responsibility for the content and availability of the resources listed above.Center for Science and Environment, New Delhi Rainwater Harvesting.org Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Desert Research Institute Eden Foundation Famine Early Warning Systems Network Global Water Policy Project International Arid Lands Consortium International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas International Institute for Sustainable Development: Forests, Desertification, Land National Geographic Eye in the Sky: Deforestation and Desertification Nature Conservancy Patrick Gonzalez bio page on the Nature Conservancy site United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification United Nations Development Programme: Drylands Development Center United Nations Environment Programme: Division of Environmental Conventions: Atmosphere & Desertification United Nations Environment Programme: Freshwater home United Nations Environment Programme: Global Resource Information Database (GRID) United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization: Desertification United States Department of Agriculture: Natural Resources Conservation Service United States Geological Survey: Desertification United States Geological Survey: Earthshots of Environmental Change: Aral Sea United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer University of California, Santa Barbara: Desertification: Monitoring and Forecasting World Bank Group: Land Resources Management: Desertification As this publication has shown, the problem of desertification, which threatens 30 percent of the earth's landmass and more than one billion people, is a very serious one that must be addressed at all levels -- international, regional, national, and local. It is a major environmental concern that increasingly affects people on all continents of the globe. These essays on the effects of desertification -- as well as the promising approaches to mitigation or prevention described here -- represent just part of the information available on this topic. More is available in the list of information resources on the facing page. As the impact of desertification becomes widely understood, concerned governments, institutions, and individuals continue to develop new approaches and means of cooperation. Understanding the core relationships among desertification, water resources, and land management is essential to alleviate poverty and create sustainable development. Such understanding in the future may well be a way to improve the living standards of billions of people. The United Nations General Assembly has designated 2006 as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification -- a strong reminder of the urgent need to address the far-reaching implications of this problem. United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan recently summarized the goal of the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification in this way: "I look forward to working with governments, civil society, the private sector, international organizations and others to focus attention on this crucial issue, and to make every day one on which we work to reverse the trend of desertification and set the world on a safer, more sustainable path to development." |
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