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T1 Recommendations to the United Nations Environment Programme for the Utilization of Microbiological Processes for Controlling Desertification and Improving the Productivity of Arid Land
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 desertification
K1 arid zone
K1 productivity
K1 hydrocarbon
K1 legume
K1 soil conservation
K1 nitrogen
YR 1983
FD 1983
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29881
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29881
NO The soils of arid and semiarid lands generally are lower in organic matter, plant nutrients (especially nitrogen), and microbial biomass and activities than soils of more mesic environments. The workshop panel emphasized the importance of increasing the retention and effective management of natively available and added residues and organic wastes in these soils as a necessary first step toward controlling desertificaiton and improving their productivity. The panel proposed utilization of a number of microbiological processes which they felt could achieve these objectives. For the purposes of the addressed problems, the workshop panel has emphasized non-irrigated land management systems and avoided sociological and socio-political aspects.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 21, 2026