RT null T1 Dryland Management: The "Desertification" Problem - Environment Department Working Paper Number 8 A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 desertification K1 land K1 India K1 Chile K1 Niger K1 Sudan K1 Australia K1 soil K1 remote sensing K1 Sudano-Sahelian region K1 Soil YR 1988 FD 1988-09 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29552 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29552 NO 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. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 16, 2026