Dryland Management: The "Desertification" Problem - Environment Department Working Paper Number 8

This Working Paper was written by Ridley Nelson, Natural Resources Environmental Specialist in the Systems and Technology Division, Environment Department, with assistance from William B. Magrath of the same Division in the initial review of the literature. The purpose of the paper is to act as a stepping-off point for the work of the World Bank Dryland Management (Desertification) Task Force.