Connecting research to combating desertification

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 99, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 23-32

  Seely, M ^a   Wohl H ^b  

^a DESERT RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^b Financial Systems Development Section   (Germany)

Author keywords

Desertification; Research; Research communication; UNCCD

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EROSION; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DESERTIFICATION; DRYLANDS; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH; UNITED NATION CONVENTION;

BIODEGRADATION;

DESERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; DESERTIFICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED NATIONS;

COMMUNICATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DESERT CLIMATE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONS; RESEARCH; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 14944386605     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-004-3997-3     Document Type: Article

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