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World atlas of thematic maps of desertification
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The author describes the contents and participation of former Soviet republics in the compilation of a global atlas of desertification, published under the auspices of the United Nations.Abstract:
The author describes the contents and participation of former Soviet republics in the compilation of a global atlas of desertification, published under the auspices of the United Nations. Translated by H. L. Haslett, Leamington Spa, UK, from: Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, seriya geograficheskaya, 1991, No. 6, p. 130.read more
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Impacts of Present and Future Climate Variability and Change on Agriculture and Forestry in the Arid and Semi-Arid Tropics
TL;DR: In this article, issues of present and future climate variability and change on agriculture and forestry in the arid and semi-arid tropics of the world were examined and discussion under each of these issues had been presented separately for Asia, Africa and Latin America.
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Dryland opportunities : a new paradigm for people, ecosystems and development
Michael Mortimore,Simon P. Anderson,Lorenzo Cotula,Jonathan Davies,Kristy Faccer,Ced Hesse,John Morton,Wilfrid Nyangena,Jamie Skinner,Caterina Wolfangel +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a new dryland paradigm is built on the resources and capacities of dryland peoples, on new and emergent economic opportunities, on inward investment, and on the best support that dryland science can offer.
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Land degradation in South Asia: Its severity, causes, and effects upon the people
Abstract: The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, of the United Nations Development Programme or of the United Nations Environment Programme concerning the legal statue of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
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Information systems in a changing climate: Early warnings and drought risk management
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify pathways for knowledge management and action at the relevant scales for decision-making in response to a changing climate using the rich experience of information systems across the globe.
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Climate determines vascular traits in the ecologically diverse genus Eucalyptus
Sebastian Pfautsch,Marco Harbusch,Anita Wesolowski,Renee Smith,Craig Macfarlane,Mark G. Tjoelker,Peter B. Reich,Peter B. Reich,Mark A. Adams +8 more
TL;DR: Using wood sampled from a phylogenetically constrained set of 28 Eucalyptus species, collected from a wide gradient of aridity across Australia, it is shown that hydraulic architecture reflects adaptive radiation of this genus in response to variation in climate.
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