The Future of Drylands International Scientific Conference on Desertification and Drylands Research Tunis, Tunisia, 19-21 June 2006 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lee, Cathy (Editor), Schaaf, Thomas (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Subjects: Environment.; Physical geography.; Biodiversity.; Landscape ecology.; Climate change.; Environmental management.; Environmental Management.; Physical Geography.; Environment, general.; Climate Change.; Landscape Ecology.

Drylands have been cradles to some of the world’s greatest civilizations, and contemporary dryland communities feature rich and unique cultures. Dryland ecosystems support a surprising amount of biodiversity. Desertification, however, is a significant land degradation problem in the arid, semi-arid...

Table of Contents:

• Opening Session
• Keynote Presentations
• Conservation of Biodiversity, Cultural and Natural Heritage in Drylands
• Dryland Hydrology and Watershed Management
• Monitoring and Forecasting of Dryland Ecosystem Dynamics
• Sustainable Land Use and Agriculture
• Disaster and Risk Management in Drylands
• Policy, Governance and Socio-economic Dynamics in Changing Drylands
• Viable Dryland Livelihood and Policy Options
• Education and Knowledge Sharing in Drylands
• Closing Session.