Global Deserts Outlook

• ISBN13: 9789280727227
• ISBN10: 9280727222
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-06-01
• Publisher: Renouf Pub Co Ltd

Summary

The Global Deserts Outlook presents a panorama of the environmental status of the world's deserts: their location and extent, uniqueness and vulnerability, biodiversity and natural resources. The report provides a balanced picture of deserts as ecosystems which form a special part of the world's natural and cultural heritage, and not simply as land that is the end result of the process of desertification. Few places on earth contain a richer collection of natural adaptations to the environment. Readers are challenged to consider the development potential of deserts and their conservation needs, to explore what would be the most appropriate and sustainable livelihoods for people living in desert areas. Deserts do not have much water, but they do have other natural resources. The knowledge and technology exist to manage these resources sustainably; the challenge lies with determining and implementing appropriate actions for desirable long-term outcomes

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. iv
Executive Summary	p. v
Reader's Guide	p. xiii
Natural History and Evolution of the World's Deserts	p. 1
People and Deserts	p. 27
Deserts and the Planet - Linkages between Deserts and Non-Deserts	p. 49
State and Trends of the World's Deserts	p. 73
Challenges and Opportunities - Change, Development, and Conservation	p. 89
Desert Outlook and Options for Action	p. 111
Appendix 1	p. 141
Appendix 2	p. 143
List of authors, reviewers and contributors	p. 145
Collaborating Centres	p. 147
Acknowledgements	p. 148
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