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Global deserts outlook
- Title
- Global deserts outlook / [produced by Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA), United Nations Environment Programme ; editor, Exequiel Ezcurra].
- Publication
- Nairobi, Kenya : United Nations Environment Programme, c2006.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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- Description
- xiii, 148 p. : col. ill., col. maps; 30 cm.
- Summary
- The world's deserts represent unique ecosystems which support significant plant and animal biodiversity. Various human societies have also been established in deserts throughout history, and today they are an important part of the world's natural and cultural heritage. They are also diverse landscapes, contrary to the common notion of vast swathes of endless sand. This report shows that they are more than landscapes which are the end result of the process of desertification. It urges policy-makers to consider the development potential of deserts, and their conservation needs.--Publisher's description.
- Subject
- Note
- "UNEP Job No. DEW/0839/NA"--T.p. verso.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Available both in print and online.
- Contents
- Foreword -- Executive summary -- Reader's guide -- ch. 1. Natural history and evolution of the world's deserts -- ch. 2. People and deserts -- ch. 3. Deserts and the planet : linkages between deserts and non-deserts -- ch. 4. State and trends of the world's deserts -- ch. 5. Challenges and opportunities : change, development, and conservation -- ch. 6. Desert outlook and options for action -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- List of authors, reviewers and contributors -- Collaborating centres -- Acknowledgements.
- ISBN
- 9280727222
- 9789280727227
- LCCN
- 2007380877
- OCLC
- ocm70142018
- 70142018
- SCSB-5491335
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries