World Atlas of Desertification

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEarly Warning and Assessment Division
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-28T17:44:06Z
dc.date.available2023-03-28T17:44:06Z
dc.date.issued1992
dc.descriptionThis atlas represents the current stage of our understanding of desertification, its extent and its possible solutions. One of the clearest ways to depict a global problem is to show it in an atlas. If it is true that one picture tells a thousand words, it is probably also true that one map of a global situation tells many more than a thousand words. The atlas is structured in three parts, dealing with global, continental and national/local situations. Different countries have taken different approaches in assessing the extent of desertification. Their surveys provide greater detail of the problem at a national or local scale, and give illuminating insights into both the scale of desertification, and its various forms. This difference of approach has demanded a thematic approach for the atlas.en
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dc.identifier.isbn0-340-55512-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/42137
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherEdward Arnold
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectdesertification
dc.subjectdrought
dc.subjectland degradation
dc.subjectsustainable development
dc.subjectsoil degradation
dc.subjectwater erosion
dc.subjectwind erosion
dc.subjectchemical degradation
dc.subjectclimate zone
dc.subjectdryland
dc.subjectsoil erosion
dc.subjectcase study
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.subjectSyrian Arab Republic
dc.subjectChina
dc.subjectMali
dc.subjectTunisia
dc.titleWorld Atlas of Desertificationen
dc.typeTechnical guideline

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