Evaluation of land management practices and techniques using indicators

Table of Contents

1. List of contributors
2. Introduction
3. Analysis of data
4. The derived methodology on assessing land desertification risk
5. Assessment and validation of the derived methodology
6. Desertification Risk Assessment Tool
7. Conclusions
8. References

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