Sands of Change: Why Land Becomes Desert and What Can Be Done about It. UNEP Environment Brief No. 2.

Institution	United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi (Kenya).
Titel	Sands of Change: Why Land Becomes Desert and What Can Be Done about It. UNEP Environment Brief No. 2.
Quelle	(1987), (9 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Climate; Conservation (Environment); Depleted Resources; Developing Nations; Ecological Factors; Environmental Education; Environmental Influences; Foreign Countries; Global Approach; International Cooperation; International Organizations; Natural Resources; Socioeconomic Influences; Socioeconomic Status; Soil Conservation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Klima; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Ökologischer Ansatz; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Ausland; Globales Denken; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status
Abstract	Poor land and environmental pressures are degrading many of the world's dryland areas. Despite international efforts to halt desertification, the problem is worsening; one-third of the earth's land area, and as many as 850 million of the world's poorest people, are potentially at risk. Presented are some of the key facts and possible solutions to this problem. The discussion considers: (1) the causes of desertification (stressing that the land being affected is deteriorating from within); (2) the areas at risk (outlining regions in various continents that are at moderate to high risk, or are already deserts); (3) the populations of people who are affected (mainly those living in low income developing countries who can least afford it); (4) the costs of desertification (using the Sahel region as an example); (5) what can be done (encouraging the involvement of non-governmental organizations); and (6) how the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is helping. A bibliography is included. (TW)
Anmerkungen	United Nations Environment Programme, P.O. Box 30552, Nairobi, Kenya.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC