Easy-to-read booklets, leaflets and PowerPoints about different aspects of desertification in Europe |
The LUCINDA project has provided a concise and comprehensive information pack of 19 titles containing guidelines for sustainable land management in desertification-affected areas. The scientific contents were written by 22 expert authors and were based on the results of some 28 past and on-going research projects.
Each title is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Greek; as a 16 page booklet, summary leaflet and powerpoint presentation.
A1 - General introduction to land degradation and desertification (Anton Imeson) A3 - Remote sensing techniques for monitoring desertification (Joachim Hill)
B1 - Soil erosion(Anton Imeson and Michiel Curfs)
Desertification-Affected Landscapes C5 - Grazing land and pastoral landscapes (Vasilios P. Papanastasis)
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Global context
The bigger picture |
What is desertification? |
UNCCD |
Desertification research
Global collaboration |
Recent European research |
DESIRE Project |
Acknowledgement
The DESIRE project was
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DESIRE brought together the expertise of
26 international research institutes
and non-governmental organisations.
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