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Two billion people live in drylands, where extraordinary biodiversity exists next to grinding poverty. Modern farming and climate change suggest that the future of drylands may be less stable than in the past.
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Opinions and Analysis
Protect grasslands to stop sandstorms in eastern China
Better grassland protection and more targeted funding in rural China are needed to reduce the risk of sandstorms, argues Jiang Gaoming.
Can a UN convention tackle desertification?
The UN Convention to Combat Desertification needs to support local action for it to be effective, says Camilla Toulmin.
2 October 2006
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Policy Briefs
People, deserts and drylands in the developing world
Growing dryland populations are depleting their natural resources, while increasingly-settled agriculture ignores the traditional knowledge needed to tackle future uncertainties, says David Thomas.
1 October 2006
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The UN Convention to Combat Desertification
Ten years since the UNCCD came into force, the problems remain. Despite some successes, varying definitions and restricted finance limit the convention's effectiveness, as Lindsay Stringer explains.
1 October 2006
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News and Features
African 'wall of trees' gets underway
Preparations are rife for Africa's 'Great Green Wall', a measure to prevent desertification, three years after it was first proposed.
7 July 2008
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Restoring Tanzania's ecosystems
Tanzania's land is gradually being reclaimed, thanks to a new regional development programme and improved land management systems.
26 March 2008
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Source: Transformations Quarterly
South Asia News in brief: 1–15 March 2008
20 March 2008
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Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 25 Feb–12 Mar 2008
13 March 2008
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