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Success Stories in Combating Desertification
Publication date: 1997
Source: UN Environment Programme
31 May 2006 | EN
This report contains summaries of what the UN Environment Programme considers to be beacon projects in dryland reclamation. Projects are regarded as successful if they are innovative; have a low environmental footprint, and help to increase social and economic benefits to communities. In addition, successful projects need to be self-sustaining for at least two years after external funding ends.
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15 February 2012