RT Report T1 Can Desert Encroachment be Stopped? A Study with Emphasis on Africa - Ecological Bulletins No. 24 A1 Secretariat for International Ecology, A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 arid zone K1 rehabilitation K1 energy crisis K1 land use K1 Africa SN 91-546-0212-2 YR 1976 FD 1976 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28999 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28999 NO This volume in the series Ecological Bulletins deals with the ecological and social problems of desert encroachment. It puts man and his activities into an ecological con- text and outlines the causes of desert encroachment and remedies which can be used. The report has been prepared in close cooperation between UNEP and SIES as a background document for the 1977 UN Conference on Desertization. It is also a furth-er step in the efforts of the Editorial Board of the Ecological Bulletins to publish re-ports which are relevant to the present discussions on important environmental issues. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 23, 2026